Origins of the Slee surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 159North West 126Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 128East Midlands 11West Midlands 6East 19London 122South East 43South West 382South Wales 12Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Slees lived in south-west

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    1,300 Slee Travel & migration records
    12,000 Slees found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Slee

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    What are the most common Slee first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Slees

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

    Commmon female occupations for Slees in 1921

    Dressmaker

    65

    General Servant Domestic

    42

    Laundress

    30

    Domestic Servant

    26

    House Servant

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Slees in 1921

    Farmer

    55

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Farm Servant

    43

    Farm Labourer

    41

    Carpenter

    37

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