Origins of the Prentice surname

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    In 1921, most Prentices lived in london

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    7,300 Prentice Travel & migration records
    30,000 Prentices found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Prentices

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

    Commmon female occupations for Prentices in 1921

    Dressmaker

    173

    Domestic Servant

    100

    Housekeeper

    82

    General Servant Domestic

    64

    General Servant

    62

    Commmon male occupations for Prentices in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    170

    Coal Miner

    170

    Farm Labourer

    106

    Farmer

    100

    Joiner

    99

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