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Origins of the Bumstead surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 8Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 8East Midlands 44West Midlands 2East 123London 124South East 111South West 10South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bumsteads lived in london

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    530 Bumstead Travel & migration records
    3,800 Bumsteads found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bumstead

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    What are the most common Bumstead first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bumsteads

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

    Common female occupations for Bumsteads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Laundress

    21

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Cook Domestic

    10

    General Servant

    9

    Common male occupations for Bumsteads in 1921

    Fisherman

    65

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    16

    General Labourer

    12

    Mariner

    12

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