Origins of the Ince surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 69North West 62Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 74East Midlands 62West Midlands 102East 183London 760South East 96South West 12South Wales 13Mid Wales 1West Wales 2North Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Inces lived in london

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    1,700 Ince Travel & migration records
    15,000 Inces found in all Census records

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Inces

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    Common female occupations for Inces in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    97

    Dressmaker

    47

    Weaver

    40

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Laundress

    27

    Common male occupations for Inces in 1921

    Coal Miner

    85

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    General Labourer

    52

    Farm Labourer

    49

    Coal Miner Hewer

    40

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