Origins of the Vanstone surname

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    In 1921, most Vanstones lived in south-west

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    1,500 Vanstone Travel & migration records
    9,300 Vanstones found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Vanstone

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    What are the most common Vanstone first names?

    John

    William

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Vanstones

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

    Commmon female occupations for Vanstones in 1921

    Dressmaker

    46

    General Servant Domestic

    37

    Domestic Servant

    28

    House Servant

    25

    Laundress

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Vanstones in 1921

    Carpenter

    98

    Farmer

    53

    Farm Labourer

    47

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    General Labourer

    24

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