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Origins of the Hensby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 50East Midlands 12West MidlandsEast 41London 48South East 20South West 4South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hensbys lived in yorkshire

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    170 Hensby Travel & migration records
    2,800 Hensbys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hensbys

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    Common female occupations for Hensbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Laundress

    11

    Cotton Weaver

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Common male occupations for Hensbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    39

    Bricklayer

    21

    Horseman On Farm

    16

    General Labourer

    15

    Farmer

    14

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