Origins of the Palfreyman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 94Isle of ManYorkshire 385East Midlands 219West Midlands 88East 6London 148South East 13South West 17South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Palfreymans lived in yorkshire

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    530 Palfreyman Travel & migration records
    7,400 Palfreymans found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Palfreymans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Palfreymans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Housekeeper

    15

    Charwoman

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Palfreymans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    75

    Coal Miner Hewer

    40

    Farmer

    27

    File Hardener

    20

    Lead Miner

    20

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