Origins of the Sayce surname

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    In 1921, most Sayces lived in south-wales

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    480 Sayce Travel & migration records
    4,500 Sayces found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sayce

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    Common jobs for Sayces

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sayces in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Laundress

    12

    Living On Own Means

    10

    House Servant

    9

    Housemaid Domestic

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Sayces in 1921

    Bricklayer

    39

    Farmer

    25

    General Labourer

    22

    Mason

    19

    Painter

    19

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