Origins of the Message surname

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    In 1921, most Messages lived in south-east

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    180 Message Travel & migration records
    1,800 Messages found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Message

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    What are the most common Message first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Messages

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

    Commmon female occupations for Messages in 1921

    Laundress

    12

    Dressmaker

    10

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Housemaid Domestic

    5

    Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Messages in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Farmer

    18

    Brickmaker

    15

    Carpenter

    15

    Farm Labourer

    13

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