Origins of the Shipston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 80East Midlands 85West Midlands 9East 26London 31South East 16South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shipstons lived in east-midlands

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    80 Shipston Travel & migration records
    1,700 Shipstons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shipston

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    What are the most common Shipston first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Shipstons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shipstons in 1921

    Lace Mender

    5

    Seamstress

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    Butcher

    3

    Charwoman

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Shipstons in 1921

    Joiner

    21

    Butcher

    11

    General Labourer

    8

    Carter

    7

    Stone Mason

    7

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