Origins of the Shaper surname

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    In 1921, most Shapers lived in london

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    120 Shaper Travel & migration records
    230 Shapers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shaper

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    What are the most common Shaper first names?

    Henry

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Shapers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shapers in 1921

    Commanders Daughter

    3

    Cook

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Laundress

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Shapers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    Traveller Jeweller

    4

    Coal Miner

    2

    Commanders Son

    2

    Joiner

    2

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