Origins of the Chessman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 41East Midlands 36West Midlands 4East 12London 47South East 37South West 14South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chessmans lived in london

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    290 Chessman Travel & migration records
    1,500 Chessmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chessman

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    What are the most common Chessman first names?

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Chessmans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chessmans in 1921

    Laundress

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Dressmaker

    7

    General Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Chessmans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Farmer

    13

    Farm Labourer

    7

    Farmers Son

    6

    General Labourer

    5

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