Origins of the Yandell surname

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    In 1921, most Yandells lived in south-west

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    240 Yandell Travel & migration records
    1,900 Yandells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Yandell

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    Common jobs for Yandells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Yandells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    Laundress

    13

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    House Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Yandells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Farm Hands

    9

    Carpenter

    7

    Farm Labourer

    7

    General Labourer

    7

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