Origins of the Sale surname

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    In 1921, most Sales lived in london

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    2,500 Sale Travel & migration records
    19,000 Sales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sale

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    What are the most common Sale first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sales

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    Commmon female occupations for Sales in 1921

    Dressmaker

    73

    Laundress

    65

    Living On Own Means

    59

    Private Means

    46

    General Servant Domestic

    44

    Commmon male occupations for Sales in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    124

    Carpenter

    77

    Farmer

    74

    General Labourer

    69

    Coal Miner

    54

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