Origins of the Handscombe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 2West Midlands 2East 66London 87South East 31South West 5South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Handscombes lived in london

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    94 Handscombe Travel & migration records
    1,500 Handscombes found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Handscombe first names?

    William

    Frederick

    Elizabeth

    Mary Ann

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    Common jobs for Handscombes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Handscombes in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Charwoman

    6

    Straw Plaiter

    5

    Laundress

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Handscombes in 1921

    Bricklayer

    15

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Carpenter

    6

    Builder

    5

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