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Origins of the Vessey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 124East Midlands 278West Midlands 4East 10London 40South East 18South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Vesseys lived in east-midlands

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    660 Vessey Travel & migration records
    5,100 Vesseys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Vessey

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    What are the most common Vessey first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Vesseys

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

    Common female occupations for Vesseys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Dressmaker

    14

    Laundress

    11

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Common male occupations for Vesseys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Farmer

    30

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Butcher

    17

    Carter

    17

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