Origins of the Tapply surname

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    In 1921, most Tapplys lived in south-east

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    60 Tapply Travel & migration records
    460 Tapplys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tapply

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    William

    Edward Sheather

    Ellen

    Ethel

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    Common jobs for Tapplys

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

    Common female occupations for Tapplys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    4

    None

    3

    Shoemaker

    3

    Bricklayer

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    Common male occupations for Tapplys in 1921

    Clerk

    9

    Shoemaker

    7

    Grocer

    4

    Brewer

    3

    Builder

    3

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