Origins of the Sherson surname

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    In 1921, most Shersons lived in london

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    110 Sherson Travel & migration records
    180 Shersons found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Sherson first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Shersons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shersons in 1921

    Widow

    5

    Living On Her Own Means

    4

    Income Derived From Railway Stock

    3

    Private Means

    3

    Cook

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Shersons in 1921

    Yeoman

    5

    Gent

    4

    Ironmonger

    4

    Surgeon

    4

    Actor

    2

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