Origins of the Welsby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 49Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 47East Midlands 2West Midlands 49East 28London 1017South East 23South West 54South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Welsbys lived in london

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    580 Welsby Travel & migration records
    8,700 Welsbys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Welsby

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    What are the most common Welsby first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Welsbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Welsbys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    82

    Dressmaker

    30

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Cotton Winder

    16

    Weaver Cotton

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Welsbys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    91

    Coal Miner Hewer

    38

    Farmer

    35

    General Labourer

    33

    Carter

    32

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