Origins of the Desson surname

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    In 1921, most Dessons lived in london

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    98 Desson Travel & migration records
    700 Dessons found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Desson first names?

    William

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Dessons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dessons in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Domestic Servant

    6

    F S

    5

    Annuitant

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Dessons in 1921

    Slater

    21

    Flax Dresser

    10

    General Labourer

    7

    Rope Maker

    5

    Shoemaker

    4

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