Origins of the Faulkes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 38East Midlands 56West Midlands 38East 17London 60South East 8South West 15South Wales 10Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Faulkeses lived in london

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    330 Faulkes Travel & migration records
    3,300 Faulkeses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Faulkeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Faulkeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Servant

    11

    Laundress

    9

    Living On Her Own Means

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Faulkeses in 1921

    General Labourer

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Grocer

    13

    Carpenter

    11

    Farmers Son

    11

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