Origins of the Pomfret surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 26Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 25East Midlands 5West Midlands 9East 19London 1041South East 30South West 3South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pomfrets lived in london

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    970 Pomfret Travel & migration records
    9,900 Pomfrets found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pomfrets

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pomfrets in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    300

    Weaver

    104

    Weaver Cotton

    71

    Cotton Winder

    68

    House Keeper

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Pomfrets in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    168

    Weaver

    67

    Cotton Spinner

    59

    Weaver Cotton

    48

    Farmer

    46

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