Origins of the Sedman surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 191East Midlands 4West Midlands 1East 4London 54South East 15South West 14South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sedmans lived in yorkshire

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    340 Sedman Travel & migration records
    3,700 Sedmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sedman

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    What are the most common Sedman first names?

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    Common jobs for Sedmans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sedmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Housekeeper

    15

    House Servant

    14

    Laundress

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Sedmans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Farmer

    28

    Butcher

    27

    Tailor

    21

    Farm Labourer

    18

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