Origins of the Blanshard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 132East Midlands 51West Midlands 3East 17London 104South East 45South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blanshards lived in yorkshire

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    380 Blanshard Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Blanshard

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    Common jobs for Blanshards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Blanshards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Living On Own Means

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    House Servant

    10

    Farmers Daughter

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Blanshards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Farmer

    29

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Farm Servant

    14

    Farmers Son

    13

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