Origins of the Faben surname

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    In 1921, most Fabens lived in east

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    40 Faben Travel & migration records
    280 Fabens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Fabens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fabens in 1921

    Day Girl Domestic

    2

    Dressmaker

    2

    School Teacher

    2

    Book Repairer

    1

    Chairwoman Domestic

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Fabens in 1921

    Bricklayer

    8

    Carman

    6

    Guard

    4

    Coal Porter

    3

    Labourer General

    3

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