Origins of the Mawson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 396North West 202Isle of Man 17Yorkshire 1337East Midlands 32West Midlands 22East 21London 485South East 34South West 10South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mawsons lived in yorkshire

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    2,200 Mawson Travel & migration records
    24,000 Mawsons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mawsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mawsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    100

    General Servant Domestic

    51

    Domestic Servant

    49

    Living On Own Means

    45

    Housekeeper

    44

    Commmon male occupations for Mawsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    119

    Joiner

    99

    Farmer

    74

    Coal Miner Hewer

    57

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

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