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Plimsoll Family History

Plimsoll Surname Meaning

Uncertain; perhaps a locative name from Plounévézel in Finistère Brittany. The place-name may be either Breton for ‘new village parish’ with a French diminutive suffix or a dissimilated form of Breton Plou-nevezenn ‘village at newly-cleared land’.

On the other hand, the first element of the name resembles that in Plymouth, Plymstock, and others in Devon, but no local place-name of exactly this form has been found.

Whilst the connection with Protestant immigrants is assured.

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


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You can see how Plimsoll families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Plimsoll family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1891. The most Plimsoll families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 6 Plimsoll families living in London. This was about 60% of all the recorded Plimsoll's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Plimsoll families in 1891.
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What did your Plimsoll ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Plimsoll. 100% of Plimsoll women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 128 immigration records available for the last name Plimsoll. 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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There are 31 military records available for the last name Plimsoll. For the veterans among your Plimsoll ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Average Plimsoll life expectancy in 1969 was 86 years. This was higher than the general public life expectancy which was 71.

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