Origins of the Brassey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 121Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 22East Midlands 6West Midlands 23East 8London 27South East 5South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brasseys lived in north-west

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    440 Brassey Travel & migration records
    1,800 Brasseys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brassey

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    Who were Brasseys most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Brassey first names?

    Thomas

    Albert

    Lady

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Brasseys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brasseys in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Mason

    11

    Charwoman

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Brasseys in 1921

    Farmer

    15

    Mason

    13

    General Labourer

    10

    Gentleman

    10

    Stone Mason

    9

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