Origins of the Kellet surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 42Isle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 1London 103South East 5South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kellets lived in london

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    510 Kellet Travel & migration records
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    Interesting facts about Kellet

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    What are the most common Kellet first names?

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    Common jobs for Kellets

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    Commmon female occupations for Kellets in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    29

    General Servant

    19

    Widow

    19

    Dressmaker

    17

    House Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Kellets in 1921

    Coal Miner

    79

    Farmer

    41

    Yeoman

    26

    Husbandman

    22

    Carter

    19

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