Origins of the Dootson surname

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    In 1921, most Dootsons lived in london

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    240 Dootson Travel & migration records
    4,700 Dootsons found in all Census records

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    John

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    Mary

    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Dootsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dootsons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    90

    Silk Weaver

    37

    Cotton Winder

    17

    Weaver Cotton

    14

    Dressmaker

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Dootsons in 1921

    Bricklayer

    88

    Coal Miner

    75

    Coal Miner Hewer

    31

    Collier

    22

    Carter

    11

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