Origins of the Fawkes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 91North West 77Isle of ManYorkshire 64East Midlands 37West Midlands 42East 55London 94South East 66South West 77South Wales 10Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fawkeses lived in london

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    900 Fawkes Travel & migration records
    7,400 Fawkeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fawkes

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Fawkeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fawkeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Laundress

    27

    Housekeeper

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Fawkeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    51

    Farmer

    38

    Farm Labourer

    36

    General Labourer

    24

    Farmers Son

    22

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