Origins of the Lishman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 265North West 42Isle of ManYorkshire 124East Midlands 9West Midlands 6East 12London 86South East 11South West 17South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lishmans lived in north-east

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    780 Lishman Travel & migration records
    5,900 Lishmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lishman

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Lishmans

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

    Common female occupations for Lishmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Domestic Servant

    14

    House Servant

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    House Keeper

    9

    Common male occupations for Lishmans in 1921

    Coal Miner

    46

    Stone Mason

    27

    Farmer

    25

    Joiner

    22

    Mason

    22

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