Origins of the Nussey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 146East Midlands 12West Midlands 10East 2London 27South East 6South West 1South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Nusseys lived in yorkshire

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    220 Nussey Travel & migration records
    2,100 Nusseys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Nusseys

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    Commmon female occupations for Nusseys in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    14

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Cotton Weaver

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    Cloth Weaver

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Nusseys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    18

    Cotton Weaver

    11

    General Labourer

    8

    Joiner

    8

    Butcher

    7

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