Origins of the Hardstaff surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 48East Midlands 285West Midlands 12East 16London 49South East 5South WestSouth Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hardstaffs lived in east-midlands

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    140 Hardstaff Travel & migration records
    4,100 Hardstaffs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hardstaff

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    What are the most common Hardstaff first names?

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    Common jobs for Hardstaffs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hardstaffs in 1921

    Seamer

    21

    Dressmaker

    16

    Living On Own Means

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Seamstress

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Hardstaffs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    29

    Coal Miner Hewer

    27

    Framework Knitter

    22

    Farmer

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

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