Origins of the Sewter surname

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    In 1921, most Sewters lived in yorkshire

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    57 Sewter Travel & migration records
    970 Sewters found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Sewter first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Sewters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sewters in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

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    Domestic Servant

    6

    Shop Assistant

    3

    Formerly Servant

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Sewters in 1921

    Schoolmaster

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    General Labourer

    4

    Iron Stone Miner

    4

    Railway Porter

    4

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