Origins of the Rollett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 47East Midlands 29West Midlands 4East 5London 14South East 3South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rolletts lived in yorkshire

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    130 Rollett Travel & migration records
    1,400 Rolletts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rollett

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    Common jobs for Rolletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rolletts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Farmers Dau

    5

    Charwoman

    4

    Farmers Wife

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Rolletts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    12

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Farmers Son

    10

    Tailor

    9

    Farm Labourer

    6

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