Origins of the Flavell surname

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    In 1921, most Flavells lived in west-midlands

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    1,100 Flavell Travel & migration records
    11,000 Flavells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Flavell

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    Common jobs for Flavells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Flavells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Tailoress

    29

    Domestic Servant

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Flavells in 1921

    Bricklayer

    65

    Coal Miner

    57

    General Labourer

    41

    Coal Miner Hewer

    37

    Butcher

    24

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