Origins of the Harbour surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 106West Midlands 24East 84London 272South East 147South West 43South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Harbours lived in london

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    830 Harbour Travel & migration records
    8,800 Harbours found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Harbour

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    What are the most common Harbour first names?

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    Common jobs for Harbours

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

    Commmon female occupations for Harbours in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Laundress

    23

    Domestic Servant

    17

    House Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Harbours in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    62

    Bricklayer

    46

    General Labourer

    40

    Farm Labourer

    37

    Gardener

    25

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