Origins of the Beeching surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 11West Midlands 4East 33London 100South East 247South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Beechings lived in south-east

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    620 Beeching Travel & migration records
    5,200 Beechings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Beeching

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    What are the most common Beeching first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Beechings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Beechings in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    26

    Dressmaker

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Cook Domestic

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Beechings in 1921

    Paper Maker

    27

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Carpenter

    20

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Farmer

    18

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