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Origins of the Tavener surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 7West Midlands 28East 74London 212South East 58South West 131South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Taveners lived in london

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    520 Tavener Travel & migration records
    5,700 Taveners found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tavener

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    Common jobs for Taveners

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

    Common female occupations for Taveners in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Laundress

    24

    Domestic Servant

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Glover

    14

    Common male occupations for Taveners in 1921

    Carpenter

    38

    General Labourer

    17

    Farm Labourer

    16

    Glove Cutter

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

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