Origins of the Batten surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 31North West 22Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 48East Midlands 15West Midlands 55East 88London 689South East 312South West 354South Wales 138Mid Wales 4West Wales 4North Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Battens lived in london

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    Common jobs for Battens

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    Common female occupations for Battens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    141

    Laundress

    97

    Domestic Servant

    78

    Living On Own Means

    58

    General Servant Domestic

    56

    Common male occupations for Battens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    169

    Carpenter

    110

    Farmer

    105

    General Labourer

    96

    Gardener

    85

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