Origins of the Byast surname

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    In 1921, most Byasts lived in south-east

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    8 Byast Travel & migration records
    130 Byasts found in all Census records

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    Sophia

    Edith

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    Common jobs for Byasts

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

    Common female occupations for Byasts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    3

    Cook Domestic

    1

    D/o George Byast, Labourer, And Emma His Wife

    1

    Domistic Servant

    1

    Dressmaker Assistant

    1

    Common male occupations for Byasts in 1921

    Cement Labourer

    10

    Labr Cement Works

    5

    Tinman

    3

    Beer Retailer

    2

    Bootmaker

    1

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