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Origins of the Benstead surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 33West Midlands 15East 193London 311South East 148South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bensteads lived in london

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    700 Benstead Travel & migration records
    8,400 Bensteads found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Benstead

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bensteads

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

    Common female occupations for Bensteads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Domestic Servant

    20

    House Servant

    18

    Servant

    17

    Common male occupations for Bensteads in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    88

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Blacksmith

    34

    General Labourer

    24

    Carpenter

    20

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