Origins of the Bostock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 45North West 572Isle of Man 10Yorkshire 296East Midlands 751West Midlands 505East 77London 745South East 118South West 64South Wales 21Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 40Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bostocks lived in east-midlands

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    3,200 Bostock Travel & migration records
    29,000 Bostocks found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bostocks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bostocks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    87

    Domestic Servant

    73

    Laundress

    53

    Widow

    53

    Living On Own Means

    51

    Commmon male occupations for Bostocks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    292

    Coal Miner Hewer

    154

    Farmer

    140

    Yeoman

    91

    General Labourer

    88

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