Origins of the Jelly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 9Isle of Man 13Yorkshire 7East Midlands 55West Midlands 20East 24London 90South East 160South West 23South Wales 48Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jellys lived in south-east

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    920 Jelly Travel & migration records
    7,200 Jellys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jelly

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    What are the most common Jelly first names?

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    Common jobs for Jellys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Jellys in 1921

    Laundress

    47

    Dressmaker

    44

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Charwoman

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Jellys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Coal Miner

    37

    Farm Labourer

    27

    Carpenter

    26

    General Labourer

    23

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