Origins of the Curson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 6Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 33East Midlands 22West Midlands 21East 377London 160South East 59South West 7South Wales 13Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cursons lived in east

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    650 Curson Travel & migration records
    7,700 Cursons found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Curson first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Cursons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cursons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Laundress

    22

    Cotton Weaver

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Cursons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    97

    Farm Labourer

    60

    Carpenter

    59

    Farmer

    33

    Cordwainer

    31

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