Origins of the Reavill surname

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    In 1921, most Reavills lived in east-midlands

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    120 Reavill Travel & migration records
    1,300 Reavills found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Reavills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Reavills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Lace Mender

    9

    Lace Dresser

    5

    General Servant

    4

    Lace Hand

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Reavills in 1921

    Lace Maker

    19

    Bricklayer

    13

    Bleacher

    8

    Mechanical Draughtsman

    5

    Coachman

    4

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