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Origins of the Chessum surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 10West MidlandsEast 80London 64South East 23South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chessums lived in east

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    88 Chessum Travel & migration records
    1,600 Chessums found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chessum

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    What are the most common Chessum first names?

    George

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Chessums

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

    Common female occupations for Chessums in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    None

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Plaiter

    4

    Common male occupations for Chessums in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Agricultural Laborer

    15

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Agric Labourer

    6

    Gardener

    5

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