Origins of the Burchett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 7West Midlands 5East 31London 245South East 277South West 13South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Burchetts lived in south-east

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    580 Burchett Travel & migration records
    6,900 Burchetts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Burchett

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    Common jobs for Burchetts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Burchetts in 1921

    Laundress

    33

    House Servant

    20

    None

    18

    Cook Domestic

    17

    Dressmaker

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Burchetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    89

    General Labourer

    45

    Bricklayer

    37

    Farm Labourer

    37

    Farm Hands

    34

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