Origins of the Poyser surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 130East Midlands 264West Midlands 185East 47London 143South East 21South West 11South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Poysers lived in east-midlands

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    560 Poyser Travel & migration records
    8,800 Poysers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Poyser

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    What are the most common Poyser first names?

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    Common jobs for Poysers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Poysers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Silk Winder

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Domestic Servant

    21

    House Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Poysers in 1921

    Farmer

    67

    Coal Miner

    31

    Tailor

    30

    General Labourer

    28

    Coal Miner Hewer

    21

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