Origins of the Milson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 125East Midlands 103West Midlands 18East 33London 202South East 99South West 148South Wales 48Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Milsons lived in london

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    1,300 Milson Travel & migration records
    8,600 Milsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Milson

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    What are the most common Milson first names?

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    Common jobs for Milsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Milsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    63

    Domestic Servant

    43

    Laundress

    42

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    House Servant

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Milsons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    56

    General Labourer

    44

    Coal Miner

    42

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Carpenter

    20

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