Origins of the Gainsford surname

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    In 1921, most Gainsfords lived in london

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    220 Gainsford Travel & migration records
    1,400 Gainsfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gainsford

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    What are the most common Gainsford first names?

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Gainsfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gainsfords in 1921

    Laundress

    10

    Living On Own Means

    6

    General Servant

    5

    None

    4

    Boot Machinist

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Gainsfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Gent

    10

    Carman

    6

    Farm Labourer

    6

    Market Gardener

    6

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