Origins of the Josling surname

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    In 1921, most Joslings lived in london

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    310 Josling Travel & migration records
    3,000 Joslings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Josling

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    What are the most common Josling first names?

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    Common jobs for Joslings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Joslings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Housekeeper

    10

    Laundress

    10

    Milliner

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Joslings in 1921

    Carpenter

    17

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Cabinet Maker

    9

    Farmers Son

    9

    Commercial Traveller

    7

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