Origins of the Grimson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 23West Midlands 8East 55London 65South East 40South West 13South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grimsons lived in london

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    340 Grimson Travel & migration records
    2,200 Grimsons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Grimsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grimsons in 1921

    Laundress

    19

    Dressmaker

    13

    At Home

    11

    Tailor

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Grimsons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Carpenter

    18

    Tailor

    11

    Blacksmith

    7

    Coal Miner

    7

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