Origins of the Osbiston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 19West MidlandsEast 12London 15South East 6South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Osbistons lived in east-midlands

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    22 Osbiston Travel & migration records
    570 Osbistons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Osbiston

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    Samuel

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Osbistons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Osbistons in 1921

    Cotton Factory Hand

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Assistant In The Business

    2

    C Weaver

    2

    Cook Domestic

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Osbistons in 1921

    Wheelwright

    10

    Blacksmith

    4

    Stone Mason

    4

    Coal Miner

    3

    Farmers Son

    3

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