Origins of the Skelson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 28West Midlands 19EastLondon 6South East 1South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skelsons lived in east-midlands

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    40 Skelson Travel & migration records
    620 Skelsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skelson

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    What are the most common Skelson first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Skelsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skelsons in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Shoe Fitter

    3

    Farmers Wife

    2

    Labourers Wife

    2

    Lace Finisher

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Skelsons in 1921

    Bricklayers Labourer

    5

    Blacksmith

    4

    Coal Miner

    4

    Pedlar

    4

    Grocer

    3

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