Origins of the Deverson surname

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    In 1921, most Deversons lived in south-east

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    180 Deverson Travel & migration records
    2,100 Deversons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Deversons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Deversons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Laundress

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    House Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Deversons in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    17

    Carpenter

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Bricklayer

    12

    Market Gardener

    10

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