Origins of the Asbury surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 44Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 29East Midlands 51West Midlands 293East 14London 93South East 52South West 17South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Asburys lived in west-midlands

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    940 Asbury Travel & migration records
    7,200 Asburys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Asbury

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    What are the most common Asbury first names?

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    Common jobs for Asburys

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

    Common female occupations for Asburys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Laundress

    18

    Domestic Servant

    17

    General Servant

    16

    Dress Maker

    15

    Common male occupations for Asburys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    41

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Plasterer

    20

    Farm Hands

    18

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