Origins of the Bissell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 30Isle of ManYorkshire 68East Midlands 5West Midlands 374East 40London 163South East 73South West 13South Wales 13Mid WalesWest Wales 1North Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bissells lived in west-midlands

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    2,300 Bissell Travel & migration records
    9,200 Bissells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bissell

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    Bissell Or Bissel Or Bissall Or Bissills

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    What are the most common Bissell first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bissells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bissells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Domestic Servant

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Dress Maker

    16

    Laundress

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Bissells in 1921

    Blacksmith

    36

    General Labourer

    31

    Iron Worker

    31

    Coal Miner

    26

    Shoemaker

    24

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