Origins of the Sitter surname

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    In 1921, most Sitters lived in south-east

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    120 Sitter Travel & migration records
    240 Sitters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sitter

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    What are the most common Sitter first names?

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    Anna

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    Common jobs for Sitters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sitters in 1921

    Servant

    4

    Cotton Weaver

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Assistant

    1

    Blacksmith Daughter

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Sitters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    A B Seaman

    2

    Barbers

    2

    Clerks

    2

    Clothier

    2

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