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Origins of the Chell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 23Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 38East Midlands 84West Midlands 549East 6London 82South East 49South West 16South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chells lived in west-midlands

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    450 Chell Travel & migration records
    7,200 Chells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chell

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    What are the most common Chell first names?

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    Greta

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Chells

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

    Common female occupations for Chells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Domestic Servant

    24

    General Servant

    20

    At Home

    16

    Laundress

    16

    Common male occupations for Chells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    66

    Blacksmith

    29

    Bricklayer

    25

    Coal Miner Hewer

    25

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

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