Origins of the Failes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 2West MidlandsEast 27London 27South East 7South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Faileses lived in london

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    150 Failes Travel & migration records
    870 Faileses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Failes

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    What are the most common Failes first names?

    Watson

    William

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Faileses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Faileses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    4

    Farmers Wife

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    House Servant

    3

    Housekeeper

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Faileses in 1921

    Farmer

    28

    Farmer Son

    6

    Farmers Son

    5

    Grocer

    4

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

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