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Origins of the Elliston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 4West Midlands 6East 211London 235South East 73South West 9South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ellistons lived in london

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    630 Elliston Travel & migration records
    5,900 Ellistons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Elliston

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    What are the most common Elliston first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Ellistons

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

    Common female occupations for Ellistons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Laundress

    22

    General Servant

    21

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Living On Own Means

    19

    Common male occupations for Ellistons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Carpenter

    28

    Clerk

    22

    Farm Labourer

    22

    General Labourer

    22

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