Origins of the Rylett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 18West Midlands 3East 2London 24South East 9South WestSouth WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ryletts lived in yorkshire

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    130 Rylett Travel & migration records
    980 Ryletts found in all Census records

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    Harold

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Ryletts

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    Commmon female occupations for Ryletts in 1921

    Laundress

    4

    General Servant

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Miner

    3

    Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Ryletts in 1921

    Basket Maker

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Police Constable

    6

    Coal Miner Hewer

    5

    Coal Miner

    4

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