Origins of the Elsbury surname

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    In 1921, most Elsburys lived in london

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    110 Elsbury Travel & migration records
    1,600 Elsburys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Elsbury

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    What are the most common Elsbury first names?

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    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Elsburys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elsburys in 1921

    Laundress

    10

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Dress Maker

    4

    Cook Domestic

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Elsburys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    26

    Book Binder

    12

    General Labourer

    9

    Tailor

    9

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

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