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Origins of the Sawday surname

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    In 1921, most Sawdays lived in south-east

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    63 Sawday Travel & migration records
    340 Sawdays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sawday

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    What are the most common Sawday first names?

    Albert Edwin

    George

    Dorothy Irene

    Sophia

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    Common jobs for Sawdays

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

    Common female occupations for Sawdays in 1921

    Farmer

    3

    Laundress

    2

    Living On Own Means

    2

    Cook Domestic

    1

    Cresser

    1

    Common male occupations for Sawdays in 1921

    Baptist Minister

    6

    Draper

    4

    Postman

    3

    Architect & Surveyor

    2

    Brickyard Labourer

    2

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