Origins of the Probert surname

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    In 1921, most Proberts lived in south-wales

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    25,000 Proberts found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Proberts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Proberts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    81

    Domestic Servant

    69

    General Servant Domestic

    62

    General Servant

    58

    Laundress

    46

    Commmon male occupations for Proberts in 1921

    Farmer

    183

    Coal Miner

    174

    Agricultural Labourer

    113

    Coal Miner Hewer

    99

    Carpenter

    90

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