Origins of the Hession surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 19West Midlands 12East 3London 119South East 6South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hessions lived in london

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    2,700 Hession Travel & migration records
    1,500 Hessions found in all Census records

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    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Hessions

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    Commmon female occupations for Hessions in 1921

    Brewers Amos

    5

    Dressmaker

    5

    Charwoman

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Factory Operative

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Hessions in 1921

    General Labourer

    13

    Dock Labourer

    8

    Coal Miner

    7

    Coal Miner Hewer

    7

    Tailor

    7

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