Origins of the Kember surname

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    In 1921, most Kembers lived in south-east

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    330 Kember Travel & migration records
    3,700 Kembers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Kember first names?

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    Common jobs for Kembers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kembers in 1921

    Widow

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Laundress

    11

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Kembers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    Farm Labourer

    33

    Blacksmith

    22

    Yeoman

    19

    Husbandman

    14

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