Origins of the Palfreeman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 115East Midlands 28West Midlands 6East 7London 11South EastSouth West 9South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Palfreemans lived in yorkshire

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    78 Palfreeman Travel & migration records
    1,300 Palfreemans found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Palfreemans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Palfreemans in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Farmers Dau

    4

    Farmers Wife

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Housekeeper

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Palfreemans in 1921

    Farmer

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Farm Labourer

    9

    Farmers Son

    8

    General Labourer

    8

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