Origins of the Prudence surname

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    In 1921, most Prudences lived in london

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    220 Prudence Travel & migration records
    2,200 Prudences found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Prudence

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    Common jobs for Prudences

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

    Commmon female occupations for Prudences in 1921

    Domestic Servant

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    Servant

    7

    General Servant

    6

    House Servant

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Prudences in 1921

    General Labourer

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Bricklayer

    11

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Gardener

    11

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