Origins of the Timson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 2Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 41East Midlands 417West Midlands 43East 96London 190South East 70South West 2South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Timsons lived in east-midlands

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    980 Timson Travel & migration records
    9,400 Timsons found in all Census records

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Timsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Timsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    Laundress

    22

    Domestic Servant

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Hosiery Mender

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Timsons in 1921

    General Labourer

    56

    Agricultural Labourer

    51

    Farm Labourer

    29

    Bricklayer

    24

    Gardener

    24

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