Origins of the Backshall surname

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    In 1921, most Backshalls lived in south-east

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    150 Backshall Travel & migration records
    2,200 Backshalls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Backshall

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    What are the most common Backshall first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Backshalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Backshalls in 1921

    Cook Domestic

    13

    Laundress

    11

    Housemaid Domestic

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Backshalls in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Carpenter

    13

    Gardener Domestic

    13

    Gardener

    11

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