Origins of the Grear surname

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    In 1921, most Grears lived in yorkshire

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    490 Grear Travel & migration records
    1,000 Grears found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Grears

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grears in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Living On Own Means

    5

    General Servant

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Grears in 1921

    General Labourer

    8

    Coal Miner

    6

    Painter

    6

    Blacksmith

    5

    Lamp Lighter

    5

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