Origins of the Skuse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 2West Midlands 19East 12London 117South East 58South West 356South Wales 124Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skuses lived in south-west

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    670 Skuse Travel & migration records
    5,500 Skuses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Skuse first names?

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    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Skuses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skuses in 1921

    Laundress

    36

    Dressmaker

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Tailoress

    19

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Skuses in 1921

    General Labourer

    38

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Carman

    15

    Plasterer

    15

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