Origins of the Hitchens surname

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    In 1921, most Hitchenses lived in south-west

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    1,200 Hitchens Travel & migration records
    6,900 Hitchenses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hitchenses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hitchenses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Domestic Servant

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Housekeeper

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Hitchenses in 1921

    Farmer

    38

    Coal Miner

    29

    Fisherman

    27

    Farm Labourer

    23

    Tailor

    22

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