Origins of the Bunce surname

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    In 1921, most Bunces lived in london

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    2,300 Bunce Travel & migration records
    23,000 Bunces found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bunces

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bunces in 1921

    Laundress

    101

    Dressmaker

    97

    Domestic Servant

    67

    General Servant Domestic

    60

    General Servant

    51

    Commmon male occupations for Bunces in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    188

    General Labourer

    109

    Farm Labourer

    107

    Carpenter

    93

    Bricklayer

    82

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