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Winsborough Family History

Winsborough Surname Meaning

from Winsbury in Chirbury (Shrops) or perhaps from Winsbury near Marksbury (Somerset) though medieval evidence for a surname from the Somerset place has not been found.

The Somerset place is recorded as Wineces burug in 963 and derives from the Old English personal name Winuc (genitive Winuces) + Old English burg ‘fortress’.

The Shrops place-name may derive from the Old English personal name Wine (genitive Wines) + Old English burg.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Winsborough families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Winsborough family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Winsborough families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 15 Winsborough families living in Somerset. This was about 29% of all the recorded Winsborough's in United Kingdom. Somerset had the highest population of Winsborough families in 1891.
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What did your Winsborough ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Winsborough. 88% of Winsborough women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    88%
  • Private Means
    13%

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Passenger Lists

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There are 247 military records available for the last name Winsborough. For the veterans among your Winsborough ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1969 and 2004, in the United States, Winsborough life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Winsborough in 1969 was 45, and 74 in 2004.

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