Origins of the Slessor surname

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    In 1921, most Slessors lived in london

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    480 Slessor Travel & migration records
    1,200 Slessors found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Slessor

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    What are the most common Slessor first names?

    Robert

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Slessors

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

    Commmon female occupations for Slessors in 1921

    General Servant

    7

    Domestic Serv

    6

    Dressmaker

    6

    General Serv

    6

    Crofters Wife

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Slessors in 1921

    Farm Servant

    28

    Farm Serv

    15

    General Labourer

    13

    Fisherman

    7

    Ploughman

    7

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