Origins of the Stairs surname

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    In 1921, most Stairses lived in london

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    690 Stairs Travel & migration records
    1,100 Stairses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Stairses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stairses in 1921

    Lace Maker

    7

    Straw Plaiter

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Cotton Weaver

    5

    Cotton Winder

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Stairses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Farm Labourer

    12

    Agricultural Laborer

    8

    Farm Lab.

    6

    Coal Miner

    5

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