Origins of the Sheares surname

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    In 1921, most Sheareses lived in north-east

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    100 Sheares Travel & migration records
    230 Sheareses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sheares

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    What are the most common Sheares first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sheareses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sheareses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    3

    House Servant

    3

    Cook (Domestic)

    2

    Home

    2

    Housekeeper

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Sheareses in 1921

    Haberdasher

    5

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Butcher

    3

    Baker

    2

    Blacksmith

    2

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