Origins of the Sealey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 13West Midlands 176East 116London 318South East 60South West 217South Wales 16Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sealeys lived in london

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    1,500 Sealey Travel & migration records
    11,000 Sealeys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Sealeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sealeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    60

    Laundress

    47

    General Servant

    30

    House Servant

    22

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Sealeys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    59

    Carpenter

    43

    General Labourer

    31

    Bricklayer

    29

    Plasterer

    29

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