Origins of the Frears surname

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    In 1921, most Frearses lived in north-west

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    60 Frears Travel & migration records
    650 Frearses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Frearses

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    Commmon female occupations for Frearses in 1921

    House Servant

    5

    Widow

    4

    Cotton Winder

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    No Occ

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Frearses in 1921

    Joiner

    11

    Yeoman

    10

    Iron Ore Miner

    8

    Coal Miner

    4

    Farmers Son

    4

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