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Origins of the Funnell surname

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    In 1921, most Funnells lived in south-east

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    1,300 Funnell Travel & migration records
    17,000 Funnells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Funnell

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    Common jobs for Funnells

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

    Common female occupations for Funnells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    85

    Laundress

    71

    General Servant Domestic

    48

    Housemaid Domestic

    45

    Domestic Servant

    37

    Common male occupations for Funnells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    152

    Carpenter

    88

    Farm Labourer

    82

    General Labourer

    65

    Bricklayer

    45

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