Origins of the Turvill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 1London 15South East 36South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Turvills lived in south-east

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    170 Turvill Travel & migration records
    1,000 Turvills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Turvill

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    Common jobs for Turvills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Turvills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Farmers Daughter

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    House Keeper

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Turvills in 1921

    Blacksmith

    13

    Farm Labourer

    7

    Farmers Son

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Farm Bailiff

    6

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