Origins of the Orrell surname

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    In 1921, most Orrells lived in london

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    1,100 Orrell Travel & migration records
    11,000 Orrells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Orrells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Orrells in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    151

    Weaver

    38

    Cotton Winder

    37

    House Keeper

    34

    Weaver Cotton

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Orrells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    121

    Cotton Weaver

    54

    Coal Miner Hewer

    52

    Joiner

    47

    General Labourer

    44

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