Origins of the Skill surname

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    In 1921, most Skills lived in london

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    140 Skill Travel & migration records
    1,200 Skills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skill

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    What are the most common Skill first names?

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    Common jobs for Skills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skills in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Living On Own Means

    5

    Servant

    5

    Private Means

    4

    Charwoman

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Skills in 1921

    General Labourer

    8

    Farmer

    7

    Farm Labourer

    6

    Artist

    5

    Civil Engineer

    4

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