Origins of the Bees surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 4West Midlands 12East 14London 23South East 21South West 147South Wales 70Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Beeses lived in south-west

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    400 Bees Travel & migration records
    5,100 Beeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bees

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    Common jobs for Beeses

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

    Common female occupations for Beeses in 1921

    Laundress

    29

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Dressmaker

    21

    House Servant

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Common male occupations for Beeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    57

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Coal Miner Hewer

    23

    General Labourer

    21

    Mason

    16

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