Origins of the Purkis surname

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    In 1921, most Purkises lived in london

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    830 Purkis Travel & migration records
    7,300 Purkises found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Purkises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Purkises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    48

    Laundress

    28

    Living On Own Means

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Purkises in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    64

    General Labourer

    32

    Farm Labourer

    31

    Carpenter

    24

    Master

    21

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