Origins of the Elford surname

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    In 1921, most Elfords lived in london

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    1,200 Elford Travel & migration records
    9,400 Elfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Elford

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    Common jobs for Elfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    55

    Laundress

    34

    Domestic Servant

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    General Servant

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Elfords in 1921

    Carpenter

    61

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    Farm Labourer

    29

    Butcher

    24

    Farmer

    24

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