Origins of the Sparham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 46East Midlands 84West Midlands 1East 25London 35South East 36South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sparhams lived in east-midlands

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    240 Sparham Travel & migration records
    2,400 Sparhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sparham

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    What are the most common Sparham first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sparhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sparhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Laundress

    6

    Cook

    5

    General Servant

    5

    Charwoman

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Sparhams in 1921

    Coal Miner

    53

    Coal Miner Hewer

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Shipwright

    10

    Butcher

    8

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