Origins of the Shipsey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 7East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 7London 7South East 13South West 17South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shipseys lived in south-west

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    What are the most common Shipsey first names?

    Edward

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Shipseys

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    Commmon female occupations for Shipseys in 1921

    Lab

    3

    At Home

    2

    Cook Domestic

    2

    Cooper

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Shipseys in 1921

    Shepherd

    11

    Agricultural Laborer

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Cooper

    3

    Farm Labourer

    3

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