Origins of the Breakspear surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 22West Midlands 47East 15London 49South East 112South West 38South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Breakspears lived in south-east

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    190 Breakspear Travel & migration records
    2,900 Breakspears found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Breakspears

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

    Commmon female occupations for Breakspears in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Widow

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Breakspears in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    General Labourer

    29

    Farm Labourer

    17

    Yeoman

    13

    Carpenter

    12

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