Origins of the Ford-Smith surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 8Isle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 1London 1South East 2South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ford-Smiths lived in north-west

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    86 Ford-Smith Travel & migration records
    250 Ford-Smiths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ford-smith

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    Percy

    Arthur

    Ellen

    Selina

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    Common jobs for Ford-smiths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ford-smiths in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Widow

    3

    Beer Shop

    1

    Elementary Sch: Pupil Teacher

    1

    Hawker

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Ford-smiths in 1921

    Painter

    6

    Carpenter

    3

    Mechanical Engineer

    3

    Warehouseman...

    3

    Bargeman

    2

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