Origins of the Foulks surname

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    In 1921, most Foulkses lived in london

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    320 Foulks Travel & migration records
    3,200 Foulkses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Foulks

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    Common jobs for Foulkses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Foulkses in 1921

    House Servant

    19

    General Servant

    13

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Servant

    12

    Dressmaker

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Foulkses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    30

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Carpenter

    12

    Tailor

    12

    Farm Labourer

    11

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