Origins of the Yarham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 35North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 6West Midlands 1East 157London 52South East 17South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Yarhams lived in east

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    56 Yarham Travel & migration records
    2,000 Yarhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Yarham

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    What are the most common Yarham first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Yarhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Yarhams in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Dressmaker

    6

    Laundress

    5

    Housekeeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Yarhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Carpenter

    20

    Wheelwright

    10

    Labourer On Farm

    9

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