Origins of the Voysey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 4West Midlands 3East 10London 72South East 68South West 126South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Voyseys lived in south-west

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    370 Voysey Travel & migration records
    3,900 Voyseys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Voyseys

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    Commmon female occupations for Voyseys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Laundress

    13

    Private Means

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Voyseys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Master

    18

    Gardener

    17

    Cordwainer

    15

    General Labourer

    12

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