Origins of the Devons surname

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    In 1921, most Devonses lived in north-east

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    90 Devons Travel & migration records
    170 Devonses found in all Census records

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    John

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    Mary

    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Devonses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Devonses in 1921

    Servant Domestic

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    House Servant

    2

    Servant

    2

    Ag Labs Wife

    1

    Cook (Domestic)

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Devonses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    3

    Iron Moulder

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    1

    Ash Weeler Copper Works

    1

    Bottle Hand

    1

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