Origins of the Traves surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 118West Midlands 12East 7London 55South East 39South West 18South Wales 18Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Traveses lived in east-midlands

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    390 Traves Travel & migration records
    2,800 Traveses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Traves

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    Common jobs for Traveses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Traveses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    House Servant

    9

    Farmers Wife

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    At Home

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Traveses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Blacksmith

    21

    Farmer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Carpenter

    12

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