Origins of the Messom surname

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    In 1921, most Messoms lived in east-midlands

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    30 Messom Travel & migration records
    460 Messoms found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Messoms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Messoms in 1921

    Lace Hand

    4

    Builder

    3

    Cotton Doubler

    2

    House Keeper

    2

    Pupil

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Messoms in 1921

    Bricklayer

    24

    Builder

    12

    Carpenter

    3

    Joiner

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

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