Origins of the Shier surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest Midlands 4East 3London 34South East 62South West 17South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shiers lived in south-east

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    880 Shier Travel & migration records
    1,900 Shiers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Shiers

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    Commmon female occupations for Shiers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Laundress

    9

    Charwoman

    8

    Seamstress

    6

    Cook Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Shiers in 1921

    Game Keeper

    10

    General Labourer

    9

    Carman

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Thatcher

    6

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