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Origins of the Emberson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 10West Midlands 4East 262London 227South East 82South West 12South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Embersons lived in east

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    410 Emberson Travel & migration records
    4,600 Embersons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Emberson

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Embersons

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

    Common female occupations for Embersons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant

    12

    Cook

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Common male occupations for Embersons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    57

    Baker

    21

    Carpenter

    17

    General Labourer

    15

    Farm Labourer

    13

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