Origins of the Rendell surname

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    In 1921, most Rendells lived in south-west

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    2,100 Rendell Travel & migration records
    13,000 Rendells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rendells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rendells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    Laundress

    51

    Glover

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    35

    Private Means

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Rendells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    85

    General Labourer

    76

    Farmer

    61

    Farm Labourer

    55

    Carpenter

    34

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