Origins of the Lafford surname

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    In 1921, most Laffords lived in south-west

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    130 Lafford Travel & migration records
    1,300 Laffords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lafford

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    Common jobs for Laffords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Laffords in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    General Servant

    7

    Laundress

    7

    Dressmaker

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Laffords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Farm Labourer

    15

    Lab

    9

    Agricultral Labourer

    6

    Carter

    6

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