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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 154Isle of ManYorkshire 112East Midlands 95West Midlands 8East 87London 134South East 78South West 10South Wales 14Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pulfords lived in north-west

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    980 Pulford Travel & migration records
    8,000 Pulfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pulford

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    What are the most common Pulford first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Pulfords

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

    Common female occupations for Pulfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Domestic Servant

    23

    Living On Own Means

    18

    House Servant

    16

    Common male occupations for Pulfords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

    General Labourer

    28

    Tailor

    24

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Butcher

    19

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