Origins of the Fairclough surname

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    In 1921, most Faircloughs lived in london

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    2,400 Fairclough Travel & migration records
    31,000 Faircloughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fairclough

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    Common jobs for Faircloughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Faircloughs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    235

    Dressmaker

    107

    Domestic Servant

    79

    General Servant Domestic

    78

    Housekeeper

    64

    Commmon male occupations for Faircloughs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    237

    Carter

    138

    General Labourer

    128

    Farmer

    122

    Joiner

    121

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