Origins of the Harmer surname

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    In 1921, most Harmers lived in london

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    3,500 Harmer Travel & migration records
    29,000 Harmers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Harmer

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    What are the most common Harmer first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Harmers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Harmers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    129

    Laundress

    100

    Domestic Servant

    82

    General Servant

    62

    General Servant Domestic

    58

    Commmon male occupations for Harmers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    208

    Bricklayer

    141

    Carpenter

    125

    General Labourer

    107

    Farm Labourer

    101

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