Origins of the Collis surname

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    In 1921, most Collises lived in london

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    3,700 Collis Travel & migration records
    30,000 Collises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Collis

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    What are the most common Collis first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Collises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Collises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    117

    Domestic Servant

    87

    Laundress

    80

    Living On Own Means

    76

    General Servant Domestic

    66

    Commmon male occupations for Collises in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    165

    Carpenter

    110

    General Labourer

    110

    Farm Labourer

    101

    Gardener

    76

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