Origins of the Neaves surname

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    In 1921, most Neaveses lived in south-east

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    410 Neaves Travel & migration records
    4,600 Neaveses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Neaveses

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    Commmon female occupations for Neaveses in 1921

    Laundress

    26

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    General Servant

    13

    Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Neaveses in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    59

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    General Labourer

    29

    Gardener

    18

    Dock Labourer

    9

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