Origins of the Bosworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 15Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 160East Midlands 305West Midlands 343East 60London 198South East 111South West 23South Wales 4Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bosworths lived in west-midlands

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    2,400 Bosworth Travel & migration records
    18,000 Bosworths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bosworth

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    What are the most common Bosworth first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bosworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bosworths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    54

    General Servant Domestic

    44

    Laundress

    44

    House Servant

    29

    Living On Own Means

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Bosworths in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    88

    Farmer

    67

    General Labourer

    62

    Farm Labourer

    50

    Carpenter

    47

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