Origins of the Bettington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 7West Midlands 18EastLondon 17South East 2South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bettingtons lived in west-midlands

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    130 Bettington Travel & migration records
    620 Bettingtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bettington

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    James Brindley

    William

    Elizabeth

    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Bettingtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bettingtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Living On Own Means

    6

    Boarding House Keeper

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Farmers Daughter

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Bettingtons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Carpenter

    4

    Farm Labourer

    4

    Mason

    4

    Servant

    4

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