Origins of the Gaffey surname

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    In 1921, most Gaffeys lived in london

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    1,700 Gaffey Travel & migration records
    960 Gaffeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gaffey

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    Mc Gaffeys

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    What are the most common Gaffey first names?

    John

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    Mary

    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Gaffeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gaffeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    6

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Factory Hand

    4

    Wife

    4

    Cotton Spinner

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Gaffeys in 1921

    General Labourer

    14

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    Bricklayers Labourer

    4

    Coal Miner

    4

    Dock Labourer

    4

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