Origins of the Sealy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 6Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 11East Midlands 9West Midlands 10East 43London 138South East 74South West 106South Wales 2Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sealys lived in london

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    1,900 Sealy Travel & migration records
    5,600 Sealys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sealy

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    What are the most common Sealy first names?

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    Common jobs for Sealys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sealys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    38

    Living On Own Means

    27

    Laundress

    21

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    20

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Sealys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    52

    Blacksmith

    38

    Carpenter

    33

    Yeoman

    30

    Farmer

    24

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