Origins of the Smee surname

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    In 1921, most Smees lived in london

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    770 Smee Travel & migration records
    6,400 Smees found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Smee

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Smees

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

    Commmon female occupations for Smees in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    Laundress

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Silk Winder

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Smees in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Farm Labourer

    22

    General Labourer

    18

    Bootmaker

    16

    Gardener

    16

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