Origins of the Pettet surname

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    In 1921, most Pettets lived in london

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    530 Pettet Travel & migration records
    3,700 Pettets found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pettets

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pettets in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant

    9

    Laundress

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Pettets in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    General Labourer

    23

    Carpenter

    19

    Bricklayer

    13

    Errand Boy

    12

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