Origins of the Marsay surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 159East Midlands 2West Midlands 11East 2London 3South East 2South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Marsays lived in yorkshire

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    27 Marsay Travel & migration records
    1,200 Marsays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Marsay

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    What are the most common Marsay first names?

    William

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    Hannah

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    Common jobs for Marsays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Marsays in 1921

    Farmers Daughter

    4

    Farmers Wife

    4

    General Servant

    4

    Dairy Work

    3

    Domestic

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Marsays in 1921

    Farmer

    19

    Farmers Son

    13

    Butcher

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Farm Labourer

    5

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