Origins of the Custance surname

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    In 1921, most Custances lived in london

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    490 Custance Travel & migration records
    3,400 Custances found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Custance first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Custances

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

    Commmon female occupations for Custances in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Straw Hat Finisher

    9

    Straw Hat Machinist

    9

    Dress Maker

    8

    Laundress

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Custances in 1921

    Carpenter

    21

    Iron Moulder

    19

    Tailor

    14

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Bricklayer

    12

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