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Origins of the Foulds surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 35North West 47Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 595East Midlands 198West Midlands 42East 26London 921South East 45South West 10South Wales 2Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fouldses lived in london

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    2,500 Foulds Travel & migration records
    19,000 Fouldses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Foulds

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Fouldses

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

    Common female occupations for Fouldses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    236

    Weaver Cotton

    63

    Dressmaker

    54

    Worsted Weaver

    54

    Cotton Winder

    47

    Common male occupations for Fouldses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    189

    Weaver

    85

    Joiner

    61

    Farmer

    56

    Weaver Cotton

    54

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