Origins of the Hesson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 3East MidlandsWest Midlands 34EastLondon 11South East 6South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hessons lived in west-midlands

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    630 Hesson Travel & migration records
    760 Hessons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hesson

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    Common jobs for Hessons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hessons in 1921

    House Keeper

    3

    Thread Winder

    3

    At Home

    2

    Clothes Dealer

    2

    Cotton Weaver

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Hessons in 1921

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    14

    General Labourer

    11

    Farm Hands

    9

    General Farmers

    6

    Iron Turner

    5

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