Origins of the Felstead surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 184West Midlands 30East 103London 360South East 139South West 6South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Felsteads lived in london

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    410 Felstead Travel & migration records
    7,600 Felsteads found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Felstead first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Felsteads

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

    Commmon female occupations for Felsteads in 1921

    Servant

    28

    Dressmaker

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Laundress

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Felsteads in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

    General Labourer

    34

    Farm Labourer

    31

    Blacksmith

    21

    Carman

    21

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