Origins of the Sefton surname

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    In 1921, most Seftons lived in london

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    2,000 Sefton Travel & migration records
    9,100 Seftons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Seftons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Seftons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    71

    Dressmaker

    50

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Weaver

    24

    House Servant

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Seftons in 1921

    General Labourer

    41

    Carter

    36

    Farmer

    33

    Cotton Weaver

    30

    Coal Miner

    26

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