Origins of the Bonsall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 32Isle of ManYorkshire 124East Midlands 339West Midlands 47East 16London 92South East 18South West 3South Wales 2Mid Wales 18West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bonsalls lived in east-midlands

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    Common jobs for Bonsalls

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    Commmon female occupations for Bonsalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Laundress

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    House Servant

    14

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Bonsalls in 1921

    Coal Miner

    105

    Farmer

    61

    Coal Miner Hewer

    60

    Farmers Son

    20

    Carter

    19

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