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Origins of the Shread surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 15West Midlands 23East 15London 5South East 4South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shreads lived in west-midlands

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    100 Shread Travel & migration records
    850 Shreads found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shread

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    What are the most common Shread first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Shreads

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

    Common female occupations for Shreads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    5

    Dress Maker

    3

    General Servant

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Laundress

    3

    Common male occupations for Shreads in 1921

    Bricklayer

    17

    Carpenter

    6

    Farm Labourer

    4

    Fruit Salesman

    4

    Agricultural Laborer

    3

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