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Origins of the Favell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 53East Midlands 45West Midlands 24East 54London 112South East 43South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Favells lived in london

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    290 Favell Travel & migration records
    3,900 Favells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Favell

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    Weston

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Favells

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    Common female occupations for Favells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Laundress

    11

    Living On Own Means

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Common male occupations for Favells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    General Labourer

    17

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Agr Labr

    10

    Carpenter

    9

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