Origins of the Battersby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 129North West 107Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 328East Midlands 96West Midlands 35East 35London 1862South East 60South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Battersbys lived in london

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    2,900 Battersby Travel & migration records
    22,000 Battersbys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Battersbys

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    Commmon female occupations for Battersbys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    240

    Dressmaker

    57

    Cotton Winder

    52

    Silk Weaver

    52

    Weaver Cotton

    44

    Commmon male occupations for Battersbys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    144

    Coal Miner Hewer

    83

    Farmer

    80

    Cotton Spinner

    65

    General Labourer

    62

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