Origins of the Breese surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 32Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 12West Midlands 73East 47London 86South East 57South West 38South Wales 5Mid Wales 120West Wales 2North Wales 28Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Breeses lived in mid-wales

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    1,100 Breese Travel & migration records
    7,200 Breeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Breese

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Breeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Breeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Pauper

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Farmers Wife

    17

    Charwoman

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Breeses in 1921

    Farmer

    80

    Farmers Son

    52

    Agricultural Labourer

    43

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Tailor

    22

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