Origins of the Colenso surname

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    In 1921, most Colensos lived in south-west

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    410 Colenso Travel & migration records
    1,400 Colensos found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Colenso

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    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Colensos

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

    Commmon female occupations for Colensos in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Dress Maker

    7

    Tin Dresser

    5

    At Home

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Colensos in 1921

    Boot Maker

    12

    Mason

    8

    Shoemaker

    8

    Tin Miner

    8

    Bootmaker

    6

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