Origins of the Raffels surname

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    In 1921, most Raffelses lived in north-west

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    17 Raffels Travel & migration records
    95 Raffelses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Raffels

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    Common jobs for Raffelses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Raffelses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    1

    Drapers Assistant

    1

    Farm Bailiff Wife

    1

    General Servant Domestic

    1

    Housemaid

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Raffelses in 1921

    Farm Bailiff

    2

    Railway Clerk

    2

    Railway Signalman

    2

    Agricultural Labourer

    1

    Contractors Cashier

    1

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