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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 55East Midlands 11West Midlands 2East 92London 105South East 24South West 9South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pellses lived in london

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    400 Pells Travel & migration records
    3,900 Pellses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Pells first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Pellses

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    Common female occupations for Pellses in 1921

    Laundress

    12

    Dressmaker

    10

    Mantuamaker

    10

    Charwoman

    8

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Common male occupations for Pellses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Horse Hair Dresser

    22

    Bricklayer

    14

    Carpenter

    13

    Coal Miner

    12

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