Origins of the Farey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 40East Midlands 116West Midlands 9East 56London 160South East 43South West 5South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fareys lived in london

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    470 Farey Travel & migration records
    3,800 Fareys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Fareys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fareys in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Servant

    16

    Lacemaker

    14

    Laundress

    14

    Lace Maker

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Fareys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Blacksmith

    21

    Butcher

    11

    General Labourer

    11

    Bricklayer

    10

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