Origins of the Denson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 99Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 22East Midlands 12West Midlands 44East 52London 198South East 22South West 13South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 32Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Densons lived in london

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    Common jobs for Densons

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    Commmon female occupations for Densons in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    House Servant

    13

    Widow

    12

    Laundress

    11

    Dress Maker

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Densons in 1921

    Farmer

    48

    Farm Hands

    35

    Tailor

    29

    Baker

    18

    Joiner

    17

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