Origins of the Samway surname

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    In 1921, most Samways lived in south-east

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    88 Samway Travel & migration records
    660 Samways found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Samway

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    What are the most common Samway first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Samways

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

    Commmon female occupations for Samways in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Cook

    3

    Dressmaker

    3

    General Servant

    3

    House Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Samways in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Farm Labourer

    5

    General Labourer

    5

    Gardener Domestic

    4

    Laborer Daughter

    4

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