Origins of the Pettifer surname

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    In 1921, most Pettifers lived in london

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    420 Pettifer Travel & migration records
    7,000 Pettifers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pettifer

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    Common jobs for Pettifers

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

    Common female occupations for Pettifers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Laundress

    32

    Domestic Servant

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Cook Domestic

    16

    Common male occupations for Pettifers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    61

    General Labourer

    41

    Bricklayer

    30

    Farm Labourer

    30

    Plasterer

    23

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