Origins of the Sayell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 3West Midlands 1East 38London 25South East 22South West 4South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sayells lived in east

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    82 Sayell Travel & migration records
    1,000 Sayells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sayell

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    What are the most common Sayell first names?

    Thomas

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sayells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sayells in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    23

    Dressmaker

    6

    Charwoman

    4

    Domestic Servant

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Sayells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Farmer

    9

    Waxchandler

    9

    Blacksmith

    7

    Butcher

    7

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