Origins of the Skelland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 41East Midlands 10West Midlands 9EastLondon 127South East 1South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skellands lived in london

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    280 Skelland Travel & migration records
    1,200 Skellands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skelland

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    Common jobs for Skellands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skellands in 1921

    Widow

    6

    Housekeeper

    5

    Employed At Trade

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Grocer

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Skellands in 1921

    Basket Maker

    16

    General Labourer

    10

    Farmer

    9

    Boiler Maker

    6

    Basketmaker

    4

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