Origins of the Polson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 31North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 2West Midlands 2East 33London 43South East 11South West 42South Wales 9Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Polsons lived in london

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    1,700 Polson Travel & migration records
    5,300 Polsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Polson

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    Common jobs for Polsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Polsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    Crofter

    38

    Domestic Servant

    37

    F S

    20

    General Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Polsons in 1921

    Shoemaker

    46

    Crofter

    43

    Cooper

    31

    Farmer

    30

    Mason

    26

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