Origins of the Pavey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 38Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 20West Midlands 42East 65London 322South East 252South West 238South Wales 18Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Paveys lived in london

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    1,100 Pavey Travel & migration records
    13,000 Paveys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Paveys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Paveys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    Laundress

    38

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Cook Domestic

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Paveys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    82

    Carpenter

    70

    Farm Labourer

    57

    General Labourer

    49

    Farmer

    46

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