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Origins of the Purday surname

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    In 1921, most Purdays lived in south-east

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    64 Purday Travel & migration records
    1,500 Purdays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Purday

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    What are the most common Purday first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Purdays

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

    Common female occupations for Purdays in 1921

    Laundress

    9

    Domestic Servant

    7

    House Servant

    6

    Servant

    5

    Cook

    4

    Common male occupations for Purdays in 1921

    Coal Miner

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Bricklayer

    7

    General Labourer

    5

    Labourers Son

    5

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