Origins of the Riseborough surname

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    In 1921, most Riseboroughs lived in east

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    140 Riseborough Travel & migration records
    2,700 Riseboroughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Riseborough

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    What are the most common Riseborough first names?

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    Common jobs for Riseboroughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Riseboroughs in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Servant

    12

    Dressmaker

    10

    Cook Domestic

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Riseboroughs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    63

    Farm Labourer

    31

    Blacksmith

    30

    Farmer

    14

    Carpenter

    9

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