Origins of the Abson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 19Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 412East Midlands 3West Midlands 6East 20London 53South East 4South West 5South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Absons lived in yorkshire

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    280 Abson Travel & migration records
    3,900 Absons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Absons

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    Common female occupations for Absons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Dress Maker

    11

    Housekeeper

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Common male occupations for Absons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    29

    Joiner

    27

    Coal Miner Hewer

    23

    Stone Mason

    15

    Butcher

    12

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