Origins of the Bryson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 282North West 49Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 12East Midlands 6West Midlands 32East 37London 125South East 39South West 6South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brysons lived in north-east

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    7,700 Bryson Travel & migration records
    17,000 Brysons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brysons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brysons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    125

    Housekeeper

    62

    Domestic Servant

    61

    House Keeper

    42

    F S

    37

    Commmon male occupations for Brysons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    271

    Carter

    70

    Joiner

    70

    General Labourer

    66

    Baker

    64

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