Origins of the Dumford surname

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    In 1921, most Dumfords lived in east-midlands

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    150 Dumford Travel & migration records
    1,000 Dumfords found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Dumfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dumfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    St Col Royal Artlly Daghr

    4

    Worsted Weaver

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Dumfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Farm Labourer

    9

    Agricultural Laborer

    5

    Carter

    4

    General Labourer

    4

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