Origins of the Handforth surname

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    In 1921, most Handforths lived in yorkshire

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    270 Handforth Travel & migration records
    2,300 Handforths found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Handforths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Handforths in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    33

    Cotton Winder

    9

    Dressmaker

    9

    House Keeper

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Handforths in 1921

    Coal Miner

    55

    Coal Miner Hewer

    17

    Farmer

    10

    Cotton Spinner

    9

    Yeoman

    8

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