Origins of the Bussey surname

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    In 1921, most Busseys lived in london

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    1,100 Bussey Travel & migration records
    11,000 Busseys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Bussey first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Busseys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Busseys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    62

    Domestic Servant

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Laundress

    22

    Carpenter

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Busseys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    56

    Agricultural Labourer

    52

    Farmer

    43

    General Labourer

    41

    Coal Miner Hewer

    34

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