Origins of the Chilver surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 3West Midlands 8East 64London 72South East 41South West 1South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chilvers lived in london

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    110 Chilver Travel & migration records
    2,500 Chilvers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Chilvers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chilvers in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Dressmaker

    10

    Laundress

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    General Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Chilvers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    60

    Cabinet Maker

    17

    Farm Labourer

    12

    Carpenter

    9

    Tailor

    8

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