Origins of the Dockerill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 2West Midlands 17East 197London 86South East 40South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dockerills lived in east

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    88 Dockerill Travel & migration records
    3,000 Dockerills found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Dockerills

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    Commmon female occupations for Dockerills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Cook Domestic

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Dress Maker

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Dockerills in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Carpenter

    19

    Farm Labourer

    17

    Tailor

    12

    Bricklayer

    9

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