Origins of the Bushell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 65North West 173Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 99East Midlands 47West Midlands 202East 152London 637South East 796South West 130South Wales 79Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bushells lived in south-east

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    3,400 Bushell Travel & migration records
    31,000 Bushells found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Bushell first names?

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    Common jobs for Bushells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bushells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    136

    Laundress

    121

    General Servant Domestic

    69

    Domestic Servant

    64

    General Servant

    59

    Commmon male occupations for Bushells in 1921

    General Labourer

    134

    Carpenter

    131

    Agricultural Labourer

    113

    Bricklayer

    102

    Farm Labourer

    80

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