Origins of the Bessford surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondonSouth EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bessfords lived in north-east

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    17 Bessford Travel & migration records
    250 Bessfords found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bessfords

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    Commmon female occupations for Bessfords in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    General Servant

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    Coachman D S

    1

    Domestic Servant General

    1

    Elementary School Teacher

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Bessfords in 1921

    Coal Miner Hewer

    4

    Coal Miner

    3

    Labourer Brickworks

    3

    Bookkeeper

    1

    Boot & Shoe Maker

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