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Buscall Family History

Buscall Surname Meaning

from Old English butsecarl ‘boatman mariner’. The butsecarls stand in the same relation to the scip-fyrd that the housecarls occupy to the land-fyrd.

i.e. they are the king's standing force as opposed to the national levies.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Buscall families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Buscall family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most Buscall families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 19 Buscall families living in London. This was about 28% of all the recorded Buscall's in United Kingdom. London and 1 other county had the highest population of Buscall families in 1891.
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What did your Buscall ancestors do for a living?

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

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    88%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    13%

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Passenger Lists

There are 97 immigration records available for the last name Buscall. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 435 military records available for the last name Buscall. For the veterans among your Buscall ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Buscall lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2000, in the United States, Buscall life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 1978. The average life expectancy for Buscall in 1964 was 78, and 83 in 2000.

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