Origins of the Brassington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 135Isle of ManYorkshire 70East Midlands 187West Midlands 710East 21London 238South East 26South West 53South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brassingtons lived in west-midlands

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    810 Brassington Travel & migration records
    12,000 Brassingtons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brassingtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brassingtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    Laundress

    37

    Farmers Wife

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Brassingtons in 1921

    Farmer

    143

    Coal Miner

    53

    Farmers Son

    48

    General Labourer

    47

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

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