Origins of the Purchase surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 7Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 33East Midlands 5West Midlands 188East 46London 173South East 161South West 230South Wales 42Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Purchases lived in south-west

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    1,300 Purchase Travel & migration records
    11,000 Purchases found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Purchase

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    What are the most common Purchase first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Purchases

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

    Commmon female occupations for Purchases in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Laundress

    33

    Domestic Servant

    31

    Glover

    26

    Living On Own Means

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Purchases in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    47

    General Labourer

    47

    Carpenter

    39

    Blacksmith

    24

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