Origins of the Burrell surname

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    In 1921, most Burrells lived in london

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    5,700 Burrell Travel & migration records
    38,000 Burrells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Burrells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Burrells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    173

    Domestic Servant

    99

    Living On Own Means

    92

    General Servant Domestic

    87

    Laundress

    86

    Commmon male occupations for Burrells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    165

    Agricultural Labourer

    157

    General Labourer

    116

    Farmer

    111

    Carpenter

    101

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