Origins of the Hitchen surname

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    In 1921, most Hitchens lived in london

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    1,500 Hitchen Travel & migration records
    21,000 Hitchens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hitchens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hitchens in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    241

    Dressmaker

    70

    Weaver

    66

    Weaver Cotton

    59

    Housekeeper

    48

    Commmon male occupations for Hitchens in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    113

    Joiner

    90

    Coal Miner

    82

    Farmer

    64

    General Labourer

    55

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