Origins of the Hadfield surname

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    In 1921, most Hadfields lived in london

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    4,800 Hadfield Travel & migration records
    41,000 Hadfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hadfield

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    Common jobs for Hadfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hadfields in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

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    Dressmaker

    119

    House Keeper

    108

    Cotton Winder

    106

    Housekeeper

    93

    Commmon male occupations for Hadfields in 1921

    Cotton Spinner

    191

    Cotton Weaver

    166

    Farmer

    166

    Coal Miner

    164

    General Labourer

    106

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