Origins of the Baskerville surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 174Isle of ManYorkshire 46East Midlands 8West Midlands 104East 9London 102South East 31South West 154South Wales 12Mid Wales 23West Wales 1North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Baskervilles lived in north-west

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    990 Baskerville Travel & migration records
    6,800 Baskervilles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Baskerville

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Baskervilles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Baskervilles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Widow

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Farmers Daughter

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Baskervilles in 1921

    Farmer

    62

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Gentleman

    22

    Farmers Son

    21

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