Origins of the Heslop surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1462North West 192Isle of ManYorkshire 232East Midlands 26West Midlands 36East 47London 302South East 46South West 35South Wales 10Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heslops lived in north-east

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    2,400 Heslop Travel & migration records
    27,000 Heslops found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Heslop

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    Common jobs for Heslops

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heslops in 1921

    Dressmaker

    122

    Domestic Servant

    67

    General Servant Domestic

    64

    House Servant

    59

    Farmer

    54

    Commmon male occupations for Heslops in 1921

    Coal Miner

    445

    Farmer

    187

    Coal Miner Hewer

    139

    Joiner

    74

    Farmers Son

    72

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