Origins of the Poad surname

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    In 1921, most Poads lived in south-west

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    320 Poad Travel & migration records
    1,900 Poads found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Poad

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    Common jobs for Poads

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

    Commmon female occupations for Poads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Private Means

    7

    House Servant

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Milliner

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Poads in 1921

    Mason

    22

    Farmer

    20

    Clay Labourer

    15

    China Clay Labourer

    12

    Painter

    10

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