Origins of the Quantrill surname

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    In 1921, most Quantrills lived in london

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    150 Quantrill Travel & migration records
    3,700 Quantrills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Quantrill

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    What are the most common Quantrill first names?

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    Common jobs for Quantrills

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    Commmon female occupations for Quantrills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Laundress

    14

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Housemaid

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Quantrills in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Farm Labourer

    17

    Farmer

    16

    General Labourer

    16

    Bricklayer

    14

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