Origins of the Henstock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 39Isle of ManYorkshire 79East Midlands 155West Midlands 49East 8London 49South East 17South West 3South WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Henstocks lived in east-midlands

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    260 Henstock Travel & migration records
    4,100 Henstocks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Henstock

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    What are the most common Henstock first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Henstocks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Henstocks in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    General Servant

    8

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Henstocks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    51

    Coal Miner Hewer

    26

    Farmer

    17

    Tailor

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

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