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Origins of the Seals surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 73West Midlands 12East 31London 62South East 18South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sealses lived in east-midlands

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    400 Seals Travel & migration records
    2,600 Sealses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Seals first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sealses

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

    Common female occupations for Sealses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Farmer Wife

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Housekeeper

    6

    Common male occupations for Sealses in 1921

    Farm Hands

    45

    Farmer

    41

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    33

    General Farmers

    28

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

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