Origins of the Lawford surname

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    In 1921, most Lawfords lived in london

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    1,200 Lawford Travel & migration records
    7,100 Lawfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lawford

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    Common jobs for Lawfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lawfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    Laundress

    34

    Living On Own Means

    29

    Private Means

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Lawfords in 1921

    Carpenter

    50

    Bricklayer

    38

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    General Labourer

    27

    Carman

    24

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