Origins of the Seale surname

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    In 1921, most Seales lived in london

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    1,600 Seale Travel & migration records
    6,400 Seales found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Seale first names?

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    Common jobs for Seales

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

    Commmon female occupations for Seales in 1921

    Laundress

    35

    Dressmaker

    29

    Living On Own Means

    21

    Domestic Servant

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Seales in 1921

    Bricklayer

    34

    Butcher

    33

    Carpenter

    24

    Yeoman

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

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