Origins of the Ilson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 4West Midlands 1East 5London 34South EastSouth West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ilsons lived in london

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    38 Ilson Travel & migration records
    270 Ilsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ilson

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ilsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ilsons in 1921

    Stocking Maker

    4

    Dressmaker

    2

    Jam Preserve

    2

    Char Woman

    1

    Cook Domestic

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Ilsons in 1921

    Farm Hands

    6

    General Labourer

    4

    Ag Labrour

    3

    Machinists

    3

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    3

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