Origins of the Leavers surname

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    In 1921, most Leaverses lived in london

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    110 Leavers Travel & migration records
    1,400 Leaverses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Leaverses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leaverses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    Laundress

    6

    Dress Maker

    5

    Lace Mender

    5

    House Keeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Leaverses in 1921

    Lace Maker

    12

    Bricklayer

    11

    Butcher

    11

    Framework Knitter

    6

    Coal Miner

    5

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