Origins of the Milsom surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 60East Midlands 18West Midlands 17East 16London 139South East 66South West 248South Wales 23Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Milsoms lived in south-west

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    490 Milsom Travel & migration records
    9,000 Milsoms found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Milsom

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    Common jobs for Milsoms

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

    Commmon female occupations for Milsoms in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    Laundress

    30

    Tailoress

    28

    Domestic Servant

    23

    Lab

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Milsoms in 1921

    Coal Miner

    58

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    General Labourer

    31

    Coal Miner Hewer

    30

    Carpenter

    23

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