Origins of the Leavett surname

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    In 1921, most Leavetts lived in east

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    160 Leavett Travel & migration records
    510 Leavetts found in all Census records

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Leavetts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leavetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    5

    Oyster Dredgerman

    3

    Carpenter

    2

    Clerical Assistant Grade I

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Leavetts in 1921

    Mariner

    42

    Ab

    30

    Able Seaman

    23

    A B

    17

    Mate

    10

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