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Origins of the Redfern surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 130North West 453Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 598East Midlands 774West Midlands 835East 45London 1372South East 112South West 25South Wales 8Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 75Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Redferns lived in london

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    5,100 Redfern Travel & migration records
    42,000 Redferns found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Redferns

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

    Common female occupations for Redferns in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    249

    Dressmaker

    119

    General Servant Domestic

    91

    Domestic Servant

    88

    Housekeeper

    80

    Common male occupations for Redferns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    248

    Farmer

    185

    Coal Miner Hewer

    130

    General Labourer

    127

    Butcher

    123

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