Origins of the Simnett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 11West Midlands 98East 21London 15South East 18South West 7South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Simnetts lived in west-midlands

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    95 Simnett Travel & migration records
    2,000 Simnetts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Simnett

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    Common jobs for Simnetts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Simnetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Laundress

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Simnetts in 1921

    Maltster

    22

    Brewers Labourer

    17

    Cooper

    13

    Shoemaker

    10

    Brewers Clerk

    7

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