Origins of the Brakell surname

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    In 1921, most Brakells lived in london

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    14 Brakell Travel & migration records
    490 Brakells found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Brakells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brakells in 1921

    None Independent

    4

    Living On Own Means

    3

    Widow

    3

    Cotton Weaver

    2

    Milliner

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Brakells in 1921

    Printer

    10

    Engineers Pattern Maker

    4

    Butcher

    3

    Yeoman

    3

    Book Binder

    2

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