Origins of the Bonsell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 65West Midlands 22EastLondon 4South EastSouth West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bonsells lived in east-midlands

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    94 Bonsell Travel & migration records
    780 Bonsells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bonsells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bonsells in 1921

    At Home

    3

    Cotton Winder

    3

    Seamstress

    3

    Charwoman

    2

    Cook

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Bonsells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    11

    Coal Miner Hewer

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Tailor

    4

    Boot & Shoe Clicker

    3

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