Origins of the Sixsmith surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 45East Midlands 2West Midlands 8East 3London 536South East 1South West 23South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sixsmiths lived in london

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    500 Sixsmith Travel & migration records
    4,700 Sixsmiths found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Sixsmiths

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    Commmon female occupations for Sixsmiths in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    50

    Cotton Winder

    16

    Dressmaker

    13

    Servant

    11

    At Home

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Sixsmiths in 1921

    Coal Miner

    114

    Coal Miner Hewer

    52

    General Labourer

    20

    Glass Bottle Maker

    12

    Carter

    11

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