Origins of the Samwells surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 1West Midlands 2East 5London 18South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Samwellses lived in london

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    6 Samwells Travel & migration records
    280 Samwellses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Samwellses

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    Commmon female occupations for Samwellses in 1921

    Housemaid

    2

    Servant

    2

    Straw Hat Machinist

    2

    Widow

    2

    At Home

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Samwellses in 1921

    Miner

    3

    Railway Guard

    3

    Coach Builder

    2

    Gardener

    2

    Joiner

    2

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