Origins of the Bonsor surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 60West Midlands 73East 14London 46South East 31South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bonsors lived in west-midlands

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    340 Bonsor Travel & migration records
    3,500 Bonsors found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Bonsor first names?

    William

    Samuel

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bonsors

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bonsors in 1921

    Laundress

    16

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Ribbon Weaver

    9

    Silk Weaver

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Bonsors in 1921

    Coal Miner

    31

    Brickmaker

    17

    General Labourer

    12

    Baker

    10

    Coal Miner Hewer

    10

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