Origins of the Irlam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 57Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 17East Midlands 3West Midlands 2East 7London 256South East 2South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Irlams lived in london

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    220 Irlam Travel & migration records
    3,400 Irlams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Irlam

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    What are the most common Irlam first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Irlams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Irlams in 1921

    Widow

    18

    House Keeper

    15

    Spinster

    15

    Cotton Weaver

    14

    Charwoman

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Irlams in 1921

    Carter

    25

    Yeoman

    20

    General Labourer

    17

    Farmer

    15

    Farm Labourer

    13

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