Origins of the Skea surname

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    In 1921, most Skeas lived in north-east

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    490 Skea Travel & migration records
    1,800 Skeas found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skea

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Skeas

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skeas in 1921

    Farmer's Wife

    24

    Dressmaker

    14

    Farmer's Daur

    12

    Farmer's Daughter

    11

    F S

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Skeas in 1921

    Farmer

    34

    Farm Servant

    16

    Farmer's Son

    16

    Fisherman

    14

    Blacksmith

    12

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