Origins of the Seal surname

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    In 1921, most Seals lived in london

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    2,500 Seal Travel & migration records
    23,000 Seals found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Seal first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Seals

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

    Commmon female occupations for Seals in 1921

    Dressmaker

    99

    Laundress

    86

    General Servant Domestic

    60

    General Servant

    49

    Domestic Servant

    48

    Commmon male occupations for Seals in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    204

    General Labourer

    118

    Farm Labourer

    89

    Carpenter

    57

    Coal Miner

    43

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