Origins of the Pumford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 35Isle of ManYorkshire 10East MidlandsWest Midlands 37EastLondon 19South EastSouth West 9South Wales 17Mid WalesWest Wales 1North Wales 33Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pumfords lived in west-midlands

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    79 Pumford Travel & migration records
    1,200 Pumfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pumford

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    Common jobs for Pumfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pumfords in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    Nil

    5

    Miner

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Pumfords in 1921

    General Labourer

    12

    Miner

    12

    Coal Miner

    10

    Brick Maker

    8

    Stone Miner

    7

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