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Origins of the Bish surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 35West Midlands 12East 94London 172South East 131South West 14South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bishs lived in london

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    310 Bish Travel & migration records
    4,400 Bishs found in all Census records

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bishs

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

    Common female occupations for Bishs in 1921

    Laundress

    17

    Dressmaker

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    House Servant

    12

    Housemaid Domestic

    11

    Common male occupations for Bishs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    General Labourer

    36

    Bricklayer

    24

    Gardener

    17

    Gardener Domestic

    16

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