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Origins of the Bissett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 54North West 3Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 60East Midlands 8West Midlands 6East 46London 134South East 87South West 110South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bissetts lived in london

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    3,100 Bissett Travel & migration records
    6,500 Bissetts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bissetts

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

    Common female occupations for Bissetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    38

    Laundress

    26

    Domestic Servant

    24

    Housekeeper

    17

    Annuitant

    14

    Common male occupations for Bissetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Mason

    24

    Coal Miner

    21

    Tailor

    21

    Gardener Domestic

    18

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