Origins of the Baston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 129North West 35Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 97East Midlands 36West Midlands 51East 19London 125South East 81South West 52South Wales 7Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bastons lived in north-east

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    1,100 Baston Travel & migration records
    8,400 Bastons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Baston

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    Common jobs for Bastons

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

    Common female occupations for Bastons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Laundress

    25

    House Servant

    24

    General Servant

    20

    Common male occupations for Bastons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    73

    Coal Miner

    35

    Farm Labourer

    32

    General Labourer

    31

    Farmer

    19

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