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Origins of the Jelfs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 1West Midlands 171East 16London 18South East 28South West 43South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jelfses lived in west-midlands

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    160 Jelfs Travel & migration records
    3,400 Jelfses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Jelfses

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    Common female occupations for Jelfses in 1921

    Laundress

    22

    Dressmaker

    13

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Housekeeper

    7

    Common male occupations for Jelfses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Market Gardener

    32

    Bricklayer

    15

    Farm Labourer

    12

    Agricultural Laborer

    10

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