Origins of the Pensom surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 16EastLondon 3South East 3South West 7South Wales 10Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pensoms lived in west-midlands

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    What are the most common Pensom first names?

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    Common jobs for Pensoms

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    Commmon female occupations for Pensoms in 1921

    Laundress

    7

    At Home

    2

    Apprentice

    1

    Artist Toilet Requisites

    1

    Boarding House Keeper

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Pensoms in 1921

    Wyredrawer

    7

    Bricklayer

    6

    Carpenter

    4

    Castrator

    4

    Farm Labourer

    4

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