Origins of the Pryse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 4East MidlandsWest Midlands 7East 14London 24South East 3South West 30South Wales 2Mid Wales 26West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pryses lived in south-west

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    Common jobs for Pryses

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    Commmon female occupations for Pryses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Farmers Wife

    5

    House Keeper

    5

    No Occupation

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Pryses in 1921

    Farmer

    18

    Lead Miner

    9

    Clerk

    7

    Coal Miner Hewer

    7

    Farmers Son

    7

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