Origins of the Balchin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 60West Midlands 8East 29London 142South East 331South West 15South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Balchins lived in south-east

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    460 Balchin Travel & migration records
    7,200 Balchins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Balchin

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    What are the most common Balchin first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Balchins

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

    Common female occupations for Balchins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Commercial Clerk

    29

    Laundress

    29

    General Servant

    21

    Servant

    16

    Common male occupations for Balchins in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    54

    General Labourer

    45

    Butcher

    30

    Carpenter

    29

    Gardener

    29

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