Origins of the Mosey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 55North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 104East Midlands 10West Midlands 7East 28London 65South East 14South West 18South WalesMid Wales 6West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moseys lived in yorkshire

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    480 Mosey Travel & migration records
    2,900 Moseys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Moseys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moseys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Dressmaker

    10

    House Keeper

    10

    Housekeeper

    8

    Laundress

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Moseys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Farmer

    12

    Felmonger

    11

    Butcher

    9

    Carpenter

    9

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