Origins of the Bilsborough surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 27East MidlandsWest Midlands 2EastLondon 109South EastSouth West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bilsboroughs lived in london

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    260 Bilsborough Travel & migration records
    2,500 Bilsboroughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bilsborough

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    Common jobs for Bilsboroughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bilsboroughs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    97

    Weaver

    27

    Cotton Winder

    22

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Weaver Cotton

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Bilsboroughs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    29

    Tailor

    10

    Cotton Spinner

    9

    Farmer

    9

    Dock Labourer

    8

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