Origins of the Balls surname

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    In 1921, most Ballses lived in east

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    1,400 Balls Travel & migration records
    36,000 Ballses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ballses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ballses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    184

    Laundress

    100

    General Servant Domestic

    98

    House Servant

    84

    Living On Own Means

    74

    Commmon male occupations for Ballses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    431

    Carpenter

    135

    Farmer

    132

    General Labourer

    128

    Farm Labourer

    126

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