Origins of the Cansell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 2West Midlands 2East 26London 19South East 9South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cansells lived in east

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    10 Cansell Travel & migration records
    610 Cansells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cansell

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Cansells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cansells in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Hair Weaver

    3

    Straw Platter

    3

    Cook

    2

    Cordiner

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Cansells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Agricultural Laborer

    4

    Carman

    4

    Farm Labourer

    3

    Ordinary Agricultural Labourer

    3

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