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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 34North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 4West Midlands 1East 19London 63South East 18South West 8South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bissets lived in london

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    2,600 Bisset Travel & migration records
    15,000 Bissets found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bissets

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

    Common female occupations for Bissets in 1921

    Dressmaker

    95

    F S

    90

    Domestic Servant

    87

    Housekeeper

    64

    Annuitant

    55

    Common male occupations for Bissets in 1921

    Farm Servant

    103

    Mason

    97

    Joiner

    92

    Farmer

    88

    Ploughman

    77

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