Origins of the Bettles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 166West Midlands 22East 31London 164South East 57South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bettleses lived in east-midlands

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    230 Bettles Travel & migration records
    4,200 Bettleses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bettleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bettleses in 1921

    Lace Maker

    47

    Dressmaker

    22

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Lacemaker

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Bettleses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Farm Labourer

    22

    General Labourer

    16

    Errand Boy

    11

    Carpenter

    9

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