Origins of the Rollinson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 33Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 769East Midlands 147West Midlands 122East 60London 327South East 44South West 11South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rollinsons lived in yorkshire

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    1,500 Rollinson Travel & migration records
    15,000 Rollinsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rollinson

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    Common jobs for Rollinsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rollinsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    53

    Domestic Servant

    38

    Charwoman

    31

    House Keeper

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Rollinsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    105

    General Labourer

    57

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Farmer

    53

    Coal Miner Hewer

    43

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