Origins of the Bassell surname

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    In 1921, most Bassells lived in london

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    95 Bassell Travel & migration records
    810 Bassells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bassell

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    What are the most common Bassell first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bassells

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Bassells in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    House Servant

    6

    Cook Domestic

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Bassells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    General Labourer

    5

    Cycle Making

    4

    Farmer

    4

    Bricklayer

    3

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