Origins of the Machell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 42Isle of ManYorkshire 165East Midlands 2West Midlands 5East 18London 178South East 53South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Machells lived in london

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    490 Machell Travel & migration records
    4,100 Machells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Machell

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    Common jobs for Machells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Machells in 1921

    Farmers Daughter

    14

    Living On Own Means

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Private Means

    10

    Dressmaker

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Machells in 1921

    Butcher

    25

    Farmer

    24

    Joiner

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Attendant

    17

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