Origins of the Seely surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 14West Midlands 4East 78London 41South East 19South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Seelys lived in east

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    1,400 Seely Travel & migration records
    2,400 Seelys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Seely

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    What are the most common Seely first names?

    John

    Charles

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Seelys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Seelys in 1921

    Servant

    19

    Dressmaker

    12

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Domestic Servant

    6

    General Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Seelys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    Carpenter

    24

    Farmer

    20

    Feltmaker

    20

    Farm Hands

    17

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