Origins of the Peskett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 20Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 4West Midlands 9East 26London 149South East 177South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pesketts lived in south-east

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    340 Peskett Travel & migration records
    4,300 Pesketts found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Peskett first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pesketts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pesketts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    General Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Housemaid

    10

    Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Pesketts in 1921

    Tailor

    29

    Carpenter

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Gardener

    13

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