Origins of the Welson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 15Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 31East Midlands 6West Midlands 25East 14London 37South East 10South West 4South WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Welsons lived in london

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    2,200 Welson Travel & migration records
    4,500 Welsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Welson

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    Common jobs for Welsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Welsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    House Servant

    30

    General Servant

    28

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Welsons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Farmer

    30

    Coal Miner

    28

    General Labourer

    21

    Carpenter

    15

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