Origins of the Steventon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 51Isle of ManYorkshire 54East Midlands 30West Midlands 386East 12London 128South East 72South West 12South Wales 7Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Steventons lived in west-midlands

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    520 Steventon Travel & migration records
    8,300 Steventons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Steventon

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    Common jobs for Steventons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Steventons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Laundress

    20

    Tailoress

    15

    Charwoman

    14

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Steventons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    30

    General Labourer

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Furnace Labourer

    18

    Grocer

    18

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