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Origins of the Soulsby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 650North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 66East Midlands 9West Midlands 2East 6London 82South East 34South West 8South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Soulsbys lived in north-east

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    630 Soulsby Travel & migration records
    9,000 Soulsbys found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Soulsbys

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

    Common female occupations for Soulsbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    House Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Milliner

    10

    Common male occupations for Soulsbys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    220

    Coal Miner Hewer

    81

    Joiner

    33

    Tailor

    29

    Butcher

    28

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