Origins of the Cushion surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 1West Midlands 6East 212London 148South East 59South West 22South Wales 15Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cushions lived in east

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    720 Cushion Travel & migration records
    4,200 Cushions found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cushions

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cushions in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Cushions in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Farm Labourer

    27

    Cabinet Maker

    15

    Cooper

    12

    Carpenter

    11

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