Origins of the Faircloth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 5West Midlands 1East 119London 109South East 112South West 6South Wales 27Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Faircloths lived in east

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    400 Faircloth Travel & migration records
    3,400 Faircloths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Faircloth

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    Common jobs for Faircloths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Faircloths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Annuitant

    12

    General Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Faircloths in 1921

    Farm Hands

    35

    General Farmers

    32

    Agricultural Labourer

    29

    Wheelwright

    24

    Carpenter

    20

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