Origins of the Bousfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 311North West 94Isle of ManYorkshire 93East Midlands 17West Midlands 17East 54London 81South East 27South West 14South WalesMid Wales 1West Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bousfields lived in north-east

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    900 Bousfield Travel & migration records
    6,500 Bousfields found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bousfields

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    Commmon female occupations for Bousfields in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    29

    Dressmaker

    25

    Annuitant

    20

    Farmers Wife

    18

    Farmer

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Bousfields in 1921

    Farmer

    50

    Farmers Son

    29

    Coal Miner

    26

    Blacksmith

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

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