Origins of the Borton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 34Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 39East Midlands 30West Midlands 64East 23London 110South East 39South West 15South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bortons lived in london

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    750 Borton Travel & migration records
    5,100 Bortons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bortons

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    Commmon female occupations for Bortons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    At Home

    17

    Farmers Daughter

    13

    Living On Own Means

    13

    House Keeper

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Bortons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    54

    Cordwainer

    20

    Blacksmith

    18

    Farm Labourer

    16

    Clerk

    15

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