Origins of the Leeson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 93Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 182East Midlands 203West Midlands 285East 40London 262South East 114South West 27South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Leesons lived in west-midlands

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    2,500 Leeson Travel & migration records
    18,000 Leesons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Leeson

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    Common jobs for Leesons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leesons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    76

    Laundress

    46

    Charwoman

    44

    Domestic Servant

    41

    General Servant

    40

    Commmon male occupations for Leesons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    99

    Farm Labourer

    66

    Blacksmith

    46

    Carpenter

    46

    General Labourer

    41

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