Origins of the Shone surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 412Isle of ManYorkshire 68East Midlands 25West Midlands 150East 11London 445South East 85South West 12South Wales 6Mid Wales 13West Wales 1North Wales 177Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shones lived in london

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    1,800 Shone Travel & migration records
    13,000 Shones found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Shones

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    Common female occupations for Shones in 1921

    Dressmaker

    53

    House Servant

    38

    Domestic Servant

    34

    General Servant

    26

    Laundress

    26

    Common male occupations for Shones in 1921

    Coal Miner

    106

    General Labourer

    72

    Farmer

    67

    Carter

    48

    Coal Miner Hewer

    41

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