Origins of the Husband surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 279North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 257East Midlands 24West Midlands 41East 24London 152South East 94South West 195South Wales 11Mid Wales 17West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Husbands lived in north-east

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    3,400 Husband Travel & migration records
    16,000 Husbands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Husband

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    What are the most common Husband first names?

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    Common jobs for Husbands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Husbands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    86

    Domestic Servant

    45

    General Servant

    41

    House Servant

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    39

    Commmon male occupations for Husbands in 1921

    Farmer

    78

    Agricultural Labourer

    62

    General Labourer

    53

    Coal Miner

    49

    Joiner

    48

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