Origins of the Eales surname

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    In 1921, most Ealeses lived in london

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    1,300 Eales Travel & migration records
    16,000 Ealeses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ealeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ealeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    78

    Laundress

    56

    General Servant Domestic

    43

    Living On Own Means

    33

    Domestic Servant

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Ealeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    91

    General Labourer

    55

    Farm Labourer

    48

    Tailor

    43

    Coal Miner

    35

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