Origins of the Bury surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 34North West 43Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 109East Midlands 17West Midlands 62East 45London 1505South East 88South West 22South Wales 8Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 22Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Burys lived in london

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    3,500 Bury Travel & migration records
    22,000 Burys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bury

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    What are the most common Bury first names?

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    Common jobs for Burys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Burys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    613

    Cotton Winder

    165

    Weaver Cotton

    141

    Weaver

    118

    Dressmaker

    66

    Commmon male occupations for Burys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    380

    Weaver

    109

    Farmer

    94

    Weaver Cotton

    94

    Coal Miner

    72

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