Origins of the Pead surname

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    In 1921, most Peads lived in london

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    350 Pead Travel & migration records
    3,400 Peads found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Peads

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

    Commmon female occupations for Peads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Nurse

    19

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant

    10

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Peads in 1921

    Cook

    25

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    General Labourer

    19

    Yeoman

    16

    Gardener

    14

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