Origins of the Chislett surname

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    In 1921, most Chisletts lived in south-west

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    470 Chislett Travel & migration records
    3,800 Chisletts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chislett

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    Common jobs for Chisletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chisletts in 1921

    Glover

    29

    Laundress

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Annuitant

    7

    Cook Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Chisletts in 1921

    General Labourer

    28

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Farmer

    14

    Stone Mason

    14

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