Origins of the Kelsall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 308Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 155East Midlands 40West Midlands 596East 3London 754South East 15South West 6South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 28Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kelsalls lived in london

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    1,200 Kelsall Travel & migration records
    15,000 Kelsalls found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Kelsalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kelsalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    54

    Laundress

    38

    Cotton Weaver

    37

    Domestic Servant

    37

    Living On Own Means

    37

    Commmon male occupations for Kelsalls in 1921

    Farmer

    115

    Coal Miner

    80

    Yeoman

    65

    Potter

    54

    Farmers Son

    53

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