Origins of the Maxted surname

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    In 1921, most Maxteds lived in south-east

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    740 Maxted Travel & migration records
    8,000 Maxteds found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Maxteds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Maxteds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Living On Own Means

    26

    Laundress

    23

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Maxteds in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    54

    Farmer

    47

    General Labourer

    30

    Carpenter

    29

    Bricklayer

    26

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