Origins of the Margerison surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 40Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 198East Midlands 19West Midlands 7East 4London 375South East 18South West 17South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Margerisons lived in london

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    540 Margerison Travel & migration records
    5,300 Margerisons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Margerison

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    What are the most common Margerison first names?

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    Common jobs for Margerisons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Margerisons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    99

    Weaver

    39

    Cotton Winder

    34

    Weaver Cotton

    21

    Housekeeper

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Margerisons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    55

    Weaver

    30

    Slater

    28

    Farmer

    27

    General Labourer

    20

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