Origins of the Densham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 45North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 18West Midlands 3East 5London 68South East 42South West 134South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Denshams lived in south-west

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    520 Densham Travel & migration records
    3,000 Denshams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Densham

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Denshams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Denshams in 1921

    Private Means

    22

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Dressmaker

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    General Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Denshams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    General Labourer

    14

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Copper Miner

    11

    Farmer

    11

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