Origins of the Pressland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 16West Midlands 7East 52London 52South East 15South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Presslands lived in london

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    98 Pressland Travel & migration records
    1,200 Presslands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pressland

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    What are the most common Pressland first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Presslands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Presslands in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    9

    Cook Domestic

    6

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Dressmaker

    6

    Housemaid Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Presslands in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    General Labourer

    11

    Farm Labourer

    6

    General Laborer

    5

    Carman

    4

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