Origins of the Sillett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 48North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 5West Midlands 11East 196London 133South East 36South West 12South Wales 17Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Silletts lived in east

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    190 Sillett Travel & migration records
    3,900 Silletts found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Sillett first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Silletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Silletts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Cook Domestic

    11

    House Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Silletts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Farm Labourer

    20

    General Labourer

    18

    Butcher

    8

    Horseman On Farm

    8

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