Origins of the Cavell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 10West Midlands 7East 18London 116South East 164South West 19South Wales 9Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cavells lived in south-east

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    490 Cavell Travel & migration records
    3,700 Cavells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cavell

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    Common jobs for Cavells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cavells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Domestic Servant

    12

    House Servant

    10

    Servant

    9

    No Occupation

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Cavells in 1921

    Blacksmith

    20

    Carpenter

    18

    Painter

    14

    Baker

    13

    Carman

    12

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