Origins of the Seaton surname

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    In 1921, most Seatons lived in london

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    4,200 Seaton Travel & migration records
    24,000 Seatons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Seaton

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    Common jobs for Seatons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Seatons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    115

    Domestic Servant

    68

    Laundress

    56

    General Servant Domestic

    52

    Living On Own Means

    52

    Commmon male occupations for Seatons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    107

    Farmer

    82

    Butcher

    79

    General Labourer

    79

    Tailor

    78

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