Origins of the Shead surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 72East Midlands 11West Midlands 6East 341London 301South East 91South West 13South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sheads lived in east

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    490 Shead Travel & migration records
    6,400 Sheads found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Shead first names?

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    Common jobs for Sheads

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sheads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    Domestic Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    General Servant

    16

    House Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Sheads in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    Cabinet Maker

    19

    General Labourer

    18

    Carman

    14

    Carpenter

    14

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