Origins of the Chilvers surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 101East Midlands 49West Midlands 11East 371London 357South East 148South West 8South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chilverses lived in east

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    980 Chilvers Travel & migration records
    12,000 Chilverses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chilvers

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    What are the most common Chilvers first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Chilverses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chilverses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    Laundress

    37

    Domestic Servant

    29

    Housekeeper

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Chilverses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    118

    Carpenter

    82

    Farm Labourer

    51

    General Labourer

    48

    Agricultural Laborer

    36

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