Origins of the Rackham surname

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    In 1921, most Rackhams lived in london

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    950 Rackham Travel & migration records
    8,900 Rackhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rackham

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    Common jobs for Rackhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rackhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    38

    Living On Own Means

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Laundress

    21

    General Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Rackhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    59

    Farmer

    40

    Carpenter

    29

    General Labourer

    29

    Baker

    23

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