Origins of the Fretton surname

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    In 1921, most Frettons lived in london

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    37 Fretton Travel & migration records
    470 Frettons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Frettons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Frettons in 1921

    At Home

    2

    Cook Domestic

    2

    Drapers Assistant

    2

    Hawker

    2

    House Keeper

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Frettons in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    4

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Porter

    3

    Assisting In The Business

    2

    Carman

    2

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