Origins of the Saunderson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 53North West 12Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 127East Midlands 87West Midlands 17East 97London 180South East 102South West 17South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Saundersons lived in london

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    1,700 Saunderson Travel & migration records
    8,400 Saundersons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Saundersons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Saundersons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    38

    Living On Own Means

    24

    Servant

    24

    Domestic Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Saundersons in 1921

    General Labourer

    37

    Coal Miner

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Farmer

    27

    Clerk

    25

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