Origins of the Furneaux surname

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    In 1921, most Furneauxs lived in london

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    550 Furneaux Travel & migration records
    4,100 Furneauxs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Furneauxs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Furneauxs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Laundress

    10

    None

    9

    Private Means

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Furneauxs in 1921

    Mason

    20

    Able Seaman

    16

    Clerk

    16

    Shipwright

    15

    Carpenter

    13

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