Origins of the Heaver surname

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    In 1921, most Heavers lived in london

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    730 Heaver Travel & migration records
    4,300 Heavers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Heaver first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Heavers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heavers in 1921

    Housekeeper

    12

    Laundress

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Servant

    10

    Charwoman

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Heavers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Carpenter

    21

    General Labourer

    21

    Miller

    19

    Farmer

    18

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