Origins of the Sofield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 3East 8London 23South East 14South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sofields lived in london

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    49 Sofield Travel & migration records
    370 Sofields found in all Census records

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    Samuel

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    Edith

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    Common jobs for Sofields

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    Commmon female occupations for Sofields in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    7

    Dressmaker

    4

    Weaver

    3

    House Keeper

    2

    Laundress Laundry

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Sofields in 1921

    Cooper

    9

    Cotton Spinner

    6

    Spinner Cotton Mill

    4

    General Labourer

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

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