Origins of the Palfrey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 19West Midlands 85East 133London 176South East 104South West 176South Wales 54Mid Wales 15West Wales 13North Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Palfreys lived in south-west

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    910 Palfrey Travel & migration records
    10,000 Palfreys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Palfrey

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    Common jobs for Palfreys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Palfreys in 1921

    Laundress

    33

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Dressmaker

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Charwoman

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Palfreys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    98

    Farmer

    55

    General Labourer

    46

    Farm Labourer

    43

    Farmers Son

    34

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