Origins of the Sansbury surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 1Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 3East Midlands 3West Midlands 5East 10London 46South East 49South West 10South WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sansburys lived in south-east

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    230 Sansbury Travel & migration records
    1,500 Sansburys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sansbury

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    What are the most common Sansbury first names?

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    Common jobs for Sansburys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sansburys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    House Servant

    9

    House Keeper

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Sansburys in 1921

    Able Seaman

    53

    Master

    48

    Boatswain

    18

    Mate

    18

    Fireman

    15

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