Origins of the Hesslegrave surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 20East MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 9South East 6South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hesslegraves lived in yorkshire

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    Common jobs for Hesslegraves

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    Commmon female occupations for Hesslegraves in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Actress

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    Charwoman

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    Cloth Weaver

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    Mason

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    Commmon male occupations for Hesslegraves in 1921

    Stone Mason

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    Mason Stone

    4

    Actor

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    Bricklayer

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    Cotton Salesman

    2

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