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Origins of the Benton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 70North West 30Isle of ManYorkshire 444East Midlands 323West Midlands 842East 330London 696South East 273South West 26South Wales 1Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bentons lived in west-midlands

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    5,500 Benton Travel & migration records
    33,000 Bentons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bentons

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

    Common female occupations for Bentons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    142

    Laundress

    79

    Domestic Servant

    72

    General Servant Domestic

    71

    House Servant

    63

    Common male occupations for Bentons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    224

    Agricultural Labourer

    163

    Farmer

    139

    Farm Hands

    110

    General Labourer

    109

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