Origins of the Glee surname

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    In 1921, most Glees lived in london

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    89 Glee Travel & migration records
    320 Glees found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Glee

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    What are the most common Glee first names?

    John

    William

    Eliz

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Glees

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    Commmon female occupations for Glees in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Laundress

    3

    House Servant

    2

    Agricultural Labourers Wife

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Glees in 1921

    Tailor

    5

    Hawker

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

    Coal Miner

    2

    Coalminer

    2

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