Origins of the Plaskett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 57Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 32West Midlands 31East 30London 67South East 35South West 18South WalesMid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Plasketts lived in london

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    480 Plaskett Travel & migration records
    2,700 Plasketts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Plasketts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Plasketts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Dress Maker

    7

    House Servant

    7

    At Home

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Plasketts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Coal Miner

    16

    Yeoman

    15

    Cooper

    13

    Carpenter

    11

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