Origins of the Sawkins surname

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    In 1921, most Sawkinses lived in east

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    250 Sawkins Travel & migration records
    4,600 Sawkinses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sawkins

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    What are the most common Sawkins first names?

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    Common jobs for Sawkinses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sawkinses in 1921

    Nurse

    74

    Staff Nurse

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Sister

    12

    Laundress

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Sawkinses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    66

    General Labourer

    32

    Bricklayer

    28

    Farm Labourer

    24

    Carter

    16

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