Origins of the Burras surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 52East Midlands 4West Midlands 7EastLondon 32South East 3South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Burrases lived in yorkshire

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    Common jobs for Burrases

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    Common female occupations for Burrases in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    5

    Tailoress

    5

    Art Student

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    General Servant

    3

    Common male occupations for Burrases in 1921

    Coal Miner

    9

    Cloth Finisher

    4

    Farm Servant

    4

    Dock Labourer

    3

    Schoolmaster

    3

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