Origins of the Right surname

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    In 1921, most Rights lived in london

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    690 Right Travel & migration records
    2,400 Rights found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Right

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    What are the most common Right first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elz

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    Common jobs for Rights

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rights in 1921

    House Servant

    21

    Servant

    9

    Dress Maker

    7

    Laundress

    7

    Pauper

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Rights in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Blacksmith

    14

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Carpenter

    11

    Coal Miner

    10

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