Origins of the Hulson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 20Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 28East Midlands 20West Midlands 71East 11London 41South East 6South West 4South Wales 5Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hulsons lived in west-midlands

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    120 Hulson Travel & migration records
    1,500 Hulsons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hulsons

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    Commmon female occupations for Hulsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    General Servant

    4

    Home

    4

    Weaver Cotton

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Hulsons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Coal Miner

    8

    Farm Servant

    7

    Farm Labourer

    6

    Cabinet Maker

    4

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