Origins of the Stapleton surname

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    In 1921, most Stapletons lived in london

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    9,800 Stapleton Travel & migration records
    31,000 Stapletons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stapleton

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    Common jobs for Stapletons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Stapletons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    124

    General Servant Domestic

    81

    Laundress

    78

    Lace Maker

    75

    Domestic Servant

    71

    Commmon male occupations for Stapletons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    252

    General Labourer

    130

    Farm Labourer

    118

    Bricklayer

    98

    Carpenter

    87

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