Origins of the Skyte surname

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    In 1921, most Skytes lived in west-midlands

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    18 Skyte Travel & migration records
    160 Skytes found in all Census records

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    Elizabeth

    Harriet

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    Common jobs for Skytes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skytes in 1921

    Coal Miner Wife

    3

    Tailoress

    2

    At Home

    1

    Cook Domestic

    1

    Dress Maker

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Skytes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    6

    Coal Miner Hewer

    3

    Miner

    3

    Coal Miner House Driver Below Groud

    2

    Coal Miner Loader Elow Ground

    2

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