Origins of the Greenlees surname

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    In 1921, most Greenleeses lived in london

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    1,300 Greenlees Travel & migration records
    4,500 Greenleeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Greenlees

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Greenleeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Greenleeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Cotton Weaver

    16

    Housekeeper

    14

    Annuitant

    11

    Cotton Worker

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Greenleeses in 1921

    Farmer

    33

    Cotton Weaver

    25

    Distiller

    25

    Iron Moulder

    20

    General Labourer

    13

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