Origins of the Skeffington surname

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    In 1921, most Skeffingtons lived in london

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    710 Skeffington Travel & migration records
    880 Skeffingtons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skeffington

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Skeffingtons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skeffingtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Living On Her Own Means

    4

    Annuitant

    3

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Skeffingtons in 1921

    Butcher

    19

    Grazier

    11

    Publisher

    7

    Coal Miner

    5

    Brass Finisher

    4

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