Origins of the Hellier surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 5West Midlands 10East 16London 139South East 70South West 311South Wales 17Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Helliers lived in south-west

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    910 Hellier Travel & migration records
    10,000 Helliers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hellier

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    Common jobs for Helliers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Helliers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    65

    Laundress

    45

    General Servant Domestic

    44

    Widow

    32

    House Servant

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Helliers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    61

    Butcher

    43

    General Labourer

    39

    Carpenter

    34

    Farmer

    33

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