Origins of the Hellis surname

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    In 1921, most Hellises lived in london

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    290 Hellis Travel & migration records
    1,000 Hellises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hellis

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    Common jobs for Hellises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hellises in 1921

    Laundress

    6

    Nurse

    4

    Cook

    3

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Hellises in 1921

    Carpenter

    32

    Clerk

    8

    Coal Miner

    6

    Photographer

    5

    Baker

    4

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