Origins of the Cosham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 5West Midlands 3East 15London 75South East 232South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coshams lived in south-east

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    190 Cosham Travel & migration records
    2,700 Coshams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cosham

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    What are the most common Cosham first names?

    George

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Coshams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Coshams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Charwoman

    6

    Housemaid Domestic

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Coshams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Gardener

    23

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Gardener Domestic

    14

    General Labourer

    14

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