Origins of the Heskins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 10Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 7West Midlands 6East 9London 47South East 16South West 39South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heskinses lived in london

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    87 Heskins Travel & migration records
    1,200 Heskinses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Heskins

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    What are the most common Heskins first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Heskinses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heskinses in 1921

    Laundress

    13

    Widow

    11

    Milliner

    7

    Spinster

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Heskinses in 1921

    Yeoman

    17

    Brush Maker

    11

    Butcher

    7

    Brushmaker

    6

    General Labourer

    6

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