Origins of the Plaxton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 56East Midlands 2West Midlands 1East 5London 11South East 2South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Plaxtons lived in yorkshire

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    260 Plaxton Travel & migration records
    1,000 Plaxtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Plaxton

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Plaxtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Plaxtons in 1921

    Daughter

    8

    Living On Own Means

    6

    Wife

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Plaxtons in 1921

    Mariner

    10

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Farmer

    8

    Butcher

    7

    General Labourer

    6

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