Origins of the Basham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 67North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 50East Midlands 6West Midlands 9East 158London 248South East 127South West 20South Wales 65Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bashams lived in london

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    650 Basham Travel & migration records
    7,900 Bashams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Basham

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    What are the most common Basham first names?

    William

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    Common jobs for Bashams

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

    Common female occupations for Bashams in 1921

    Weaver

    37

    Dressmaker

    30

    General Servant

    22

    Laundress

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Common male occupations for Bashams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    88

    Carpenter

    38

    Farm Labourer

    35

    Farmer

    34

    General Labourer

    28

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