Origins of the Sandiford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 26Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 25East Midlands 26West Midlands 4East 17London 718South East 44South West 18South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sandifords lived in london

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    1,100 Sandiford Travel & migration records
    7,900 Sandifords found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Sandifords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sandifords in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    147

    Cotton Winder

    48

    Dressmaker

    35

    House Keeper

    30

    Weaver Cotton

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Sandifords in 1921

    Cotton Dyer

    36

    Cotton Weaver

    32

    Coal Miner

    19

    Weaver

    17

    Carter

    16

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