Origins of the Buswell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 295West Midlands 167East 23London 72South East 47South West 13South WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Buswells lived in east-midlands

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    1,000 Buswell Travel & migration records
    9,100 Buswells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Buswell

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    What are the most common Buswell first names?

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    Common jobs for Buswells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Buswells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    Living On Own Means

    28

    Laundress

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Housekeeper

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Buswells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    69

    Baker

    38

    Farmer

    35

    Farm Labourer

    31

    Butcher

    27

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