Origins of the Jellett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 3East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 2London 24South East 50South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jelletts lived in south-east

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    330 Jellett Travel & migration records
    860 Jelletts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Jelletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Jelletts in 1921

    Cook

    3

    Cook Domestic

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    House Keeper

    3

    At Home

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Jelletts in 1921

    Bricklayer

    18

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Farm Labourer

    7

    Gardener

    5

    General Labourer

    4

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