Origins of the Farnfield surname

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    In 1921, most Farnfields lived in south-east

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    99 Farnfield Travel & migration records
    1,800 Farnfields found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Farnfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Farnfields in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    Laundress

    8

    Domestic Servant

    6

    House Servant

    6

    Cook Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Farnfields in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    General Labourer

    15

    Carpenter

    12

    Solicitor

    10

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