Origins of the Hardware surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of Man 1Yorkshire 3East Midlands 4West Midlands 54East 1London 21South East 3South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hardwares lived in west-midlands

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    29 Hardware Travel & migration records
    980 Hardwares found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Hardware first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Hardwares

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hardwares in 1921

    Dressmaker

    6

    Silk Filler

    4

    Weaver Cotton

    4

    Nil

    3

    Press Worker

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Hardwares in 1921

    Brass Caster

    5

    Weighing Machine Maker

    5

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    Coal Miner Hewer

    4

    Esq

    4

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