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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 28East Midlands 18West Midlands 120East 31London 186South East 134South West 63South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sanfords lived in london

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    5,700 Sanford Travel & migration records
    7,700 Sanfords found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sanford

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    Common jobs for Sanfords

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

    Common female occupations for Sanfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Domestic Servant

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    House Servant

    17

    Laundress

    17

    Common male occupations for Sanfords in 1921

    Farm Hands

    86

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    68

    Agricultural Labourer

    60

    Farm Labourer

    43

    General Farmers

    42

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