Origins of the Sloss surname

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    In 1921, most Slosses lived in london

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    880 Sloss Travel & migration records
    1,600 Slosses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sloss

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Slosses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Slosses in 1921

    Dairy Maid

    10

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Dressmaker

    10

    Annuitant

    6

    House Keeper

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Slosses in 1921

    Joiner

    17

    Coal Miner

    16

    2nd Engineer

    11

    General Labourer

    10

    Carter

    8

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