Origins of the Wesson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 57East Midlands 202West Midlands 112East 24London 176South East 60South West 15South Wales 23Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wessons lived in east-midlands

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    1,300 Wesson Travel & migration records
    8,500 Wessons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wesson

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    What are the most common Wesson first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wessons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wessons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Domestic Servant

    20

    General Servant

    19

    Living On Own Means

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Wessons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    General Labourer

    31

    Farmer

    21

    Farm Hands

    19

    Farm Labourer

    18

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