Origins of the Ollett surname

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    In 1921, most Olletts lived in east

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    210 Ollett Travel & migration records
    2,000 Olletts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ollett

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Olletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Olletts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Domestic Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Scholar At Home

    5

    Annuitant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Olletts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Carpenter

    17

    Blacksmith

    6

    Laborer

    6

    Baker

    5

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