Origins of the Collison surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 31Isle of ManYorkshire 49East Midlands 48West Midlands 17East 186London 366South East 279South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest Wales 4North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Collisons lived in london

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    2,200 Collison Travel & migration records
    13,000 Collisons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Collisons

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    Common female occupations for Collisons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    53

    Domestic Servant

    39

    General Servant

    35

    Laundress

    31

    Living On Own Means

    30

    Common male occupations for Collisons in 1921

    Bricklayer

    108

    Agricultural Labourer

    87

    Farm Labourer

    53

    Butcher

    48

    Blacksmith

    43

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