Origins of the Game surname

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    In 1921, most Games lived in london

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    560 Game Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Game

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    What are the most common Game first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Games

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

    Commmon female occupations for Games in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Domestic Servant

    34

    Laundress

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    House Servant

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Games in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    111

    Farm Labourer

    47

    General Labourer

    41

    Shoemaker

    30

    Carman

    29

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