Origins of the Welford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 254North West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 342East Midlands 44West Midlands 23East 63London 174South East 71South West 16South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Welfords lived in yorkshire

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    980 Welford Travel & migration records
    9,800 Welfords found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Welfords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Welfords in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    House Servant

    22

    Housekeeper

    22

    Laundress

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Welfords in 1921

    Farmer

    69

    Farm Labourer

    37

    Tailor

    32

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Farmers Son

    31

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