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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 75Isle of ManYorkshire 70East Midlands 117West Midlands 53East 14London 165South East 89South West 130South Wales 32Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Handfords lived in london

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    1,200 Handford Travel & migration records
    11,000 Handfords found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Handfords

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

    Common female occupations for Handfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    72

    Cotton Weaver

    43

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    House Servant

    28

    Laundress

    22

    Common male occupations for Handfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Coal Miner

    46

    Farmer

    40

    General Labourer

    38

    Farm Labourer

    36

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