Origins of the Hichens surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 5West Midlands 1East 4London 3South East 5South West 62South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hichenses lived in south-west

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    380 Hichens Travel & migration records
    1,700 Hichenses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Hichenses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hichenses in 1921

    Home Work

    18

    Fishermans Wife

    13

    Fisherman's Wife

    9

    At Home

    8

    Dressmaker

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Hichenses in 1921

    Fisherman

    74

    Farmer

    7

    Tin Miner

    7

    Farmer's Son

    6

    Mariner

    6

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