Origins of the Gaffer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 2East 40London 21South East 13South West 9South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gaffers lived in east

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    68 Gaffer Travel & migration records
    790 Gaffers found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gaffers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gaffers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    7

    Cook Domestic

    4

    Agricultural Labourers Wife

    3

    Tailoress

    3

    Agricultural Labourers Daughter

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Gaffers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Farm Labourer

    10

    Cordwainer

    6

    Shoemaker

    5

    Carpenter

    4

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