Origins of the Gasson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 36West Midlands 11East 62London 218South East 365South West 19South Wales 8Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gassons lived in south-east

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    720 Gasson Travel & migration records
    7,700 Gassons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gassons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gassons in 1921

    Laundress

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    Dressmaker

    26

    General Servant

    22

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Gassons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    69

    Carpenter

    67

    General Labourer

    51

    Bricklayer

    27

    Baker

    25

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