Origins of the Mairs surname

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    In 1921, most Mairses lived in london

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    760 Mairs Travel & migration records
    1,300 Mairses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mairses

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    Commmon female occupations for Mairses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Laundress

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    General Servant

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Mairses in 1921

    Tailor

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Carter

    7

    Gardener Domestic

    6

    Coal Miner (Hewer)

    5

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