Origins of the Dunford surname

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    In 1921, most Dunfords lived in south-east

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    2,700 Dunford Travel & migration records
    20,000 Dunfords found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Dunfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dunfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    89

    Laundress

    71

    General Servant Domestic

    62

    Domestic Servant

    44

    General Servant

    38

    Commmon male occupations for Dunfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    163

    Farm Labourer

    85

    General Labourer

    82

    Bricklayer

    59

    Carpenter

    53

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