Origins of the Sham surname

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    In 1921, most Shams lived in yorkshire

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    280 Sham Travel & migration records
    740 Shams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sham

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    What are the most common Sham first names?

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    Common jobs for Shams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shams in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    House Servant

    6

    None

    6

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    5

    General Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Shams in 1921

    Coal Miner

    6

    General Labourer

    5

    Farm Servant

    4

    Cabinet Maker

    3

    Carter

    3

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