Origins of the Besson surname

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    In 1921, most Bessons lived in london

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    370 Besson Travel & migration records
    1,000 Bessons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bessons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bessons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    7

    Nurse

    4

    Farmers Daughter

    3

    General Servant

    3

    Home

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Bessons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    11

    Blacksmith

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    Farm Labourer

    4

    Farm Hands

    3

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