Origins of the Sellars surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 82North West 74Isle of ManYorkshire 612East Midlands 278West Midlands 65East 14London 301South East 42South West 22South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sellarses lived in yorkshire

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    2,300 Sellars Travel & migration records
    17,000 Sellarses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sellars

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    Common jobs for Sellarses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sellarses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    60

    Dressmaker

    60

    General Servant Domestic

    44

    Domestic Servant

    43

    Charwoman

    39

    Commmon male occupations for Sellarses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    123

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

    General Labourer

    58

    Tailor

    49

    Farm Labourer

    48

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