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Origins of the Belsey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 4West Midlands 10East 12London 117South East 290South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Belseys lived in south-east

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    370 Belsey Travel & migration records
    4,500 Belseys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Belsey

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    Common jobs for Belseys

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

    Common female occupations for Belseys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Laundress

    20

    House Servant

    16

    Charwoman

    14

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Common male occupations for Belseys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Bricklayer

    27

    General Labourer

    26

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Fireman

    19

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