Origins of the Skellett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 34West Midlands 23EastLondon 26South East 20South West 4South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skelletts lived in east-midlands

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    140 Skellett Travel & migration records
    1,200 Skelletts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skellett

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    Common jobs for Skelletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skelletts in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    Dressmaker

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Worsted Spinner

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Skelletts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    General Labourer

    12

    Farm Labourer

    6

    Framework Knitter

    5

    Coal Miner

    4

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