Origins of the Smellie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 3West Midlands 19East 23London 126South East 17South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Smellies lived in london

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    2,400 Smellie Travel & migration records
    9,500 Smellies found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Smellie

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    Common jobs for Smellies

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

    Commmon female occupations for Smellies in 1921

    Dressmaker

    77

    Housekeeper

    43

    Domestic Servant

    40

    F S

    36

    House Keeper

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Smellies in 1921

    Coal Miner

    90

    Weaver

    66

    Farmer

    53

    Joiner

    42

    Iron Moulder

    39

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