Origins of the Battison surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 115West Midlands 18East 6London 18South East 10South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Battisons lived in east-midlands

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    320 Battison Travel & migration records
    3,300 Battisons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Battisons

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    Commmon female occupations for Battisons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Lace Maker

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Battisons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Coal Miner

    18

    Ploughman

    15

    Shoe Maker

    13

    Iron Moulder

    12

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