Origins of the Slocombe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 6West Midlands 4East 13London 135South East 118South West 294South Wales 65Mid Wales 17West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Slocombes lived in south-west

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    1,200 Slocombe Travel & migration records
    9,800 Slocombes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Slocombe

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    Common jobs for Slocombes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Slocombes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    Domestic Servant

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Laundress

    22

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Slocombes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    52

    Carpenter

    33

    Farmer

    31

    General Labourer

    29

    Blacksmith

    27

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