Origins of the Helsby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 114Isle of ManYorkshire 20East Midlands 6West Midlands 12East 3London 679South East 16South West 3South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Helsbys lived in london

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    430 Helsby Travel & migration records
    6,200 Helsbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Helsby

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    What are the most common Helsby first names?

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    Common jobs for Helsbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Helsbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Cotton Weaver

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Laundress

    16

    At Home

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Helsbys in 1921

    Joiner

    38

    Bricklayer

    25

    Carter

    23

    Blacksmith

    18

    Chemical Labourer

    17

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