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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 20West Midlands 14East 156London 128South East 15South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skeelses lived in east

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    590 Skeels Travel & migration records
    3,300 Skeelses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skeels

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Skeelses

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

    Common female occupations for Skeelses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Housekeeper

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Common male occupations for Skeelses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Farm Labourer

    23

    General Labourer

    18

    Farmer

    16

    Greengrocer

    13

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