Origins of the Shippard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 17West Midlands 22East 37London 74South East 34South West 46South Wales 16Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shippards lived in london

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    190 Shippard Travel & migration records
    1,600 Shippards found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Shippards

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    Commmon female occupations for Shippards in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    General Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Living On Own Means

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Shippards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    General Labourer

    9

    Blacksmith

    5

    Carman

    5

    Carpenter

    5

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