Origins of the Delve surname

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    In 1921, most Delves lived in south-west

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    270 Delve Travel & migration records
    3,700 Delves found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Delves

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Delves in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Laundress

    13

    Domestic Servant

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    At School

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Delves in 1921

    Mason

    31

    Carpenter

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Blacksmith

    16

    General Labourer

    16

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