Origins of the Stapledon surname

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    In 1921, most Stapledons lived in south-west

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    210 Stapledon Travel & migration records
    400 Stapledons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stapledon

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    Common jobs for Stapledons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stapledons in 1921

    Widow

    7

    Farmers Wife

    4

    Milliner

    4

    Annuitant

    3

    Bonnet Sewer

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Stapledons in 1921

    Yeoman

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Scholar At Home

    3

    Cab Proprietor

    2

    Carter

    2

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