Origins of the Mussell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 32West Midlands 11East 28London 53South East 131South West 69South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mussells lived in south-east

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    370 Mussell Travel & migration records
    4,500 Mussells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mussell

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    Common jobs for Mussells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mussells in 1921

    Laundress

    30

    Dressmaker

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Living On Own Means

    13

    House Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Mussells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Gardener

    23

    General Labourer

    22

    Carpenter

    20

    Farm Labourer

    15

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