Origins of the Smillie surname

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    In 1921, most Smillies lived in yorkshire

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    1,800 Smillie Travel & migration records
    4,100 Smillies found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Smillie

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    Common jobs for Smillies

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

    Commmon female occupations for Smillies in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Cotton Weaver

    13

    Farmer's Wife

    11

    Housekeeper

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Smillies in 1921

    Coal Miner

    78

    Farmer

    25

    Farm Servant

    23

    Joiner

    22

    Farmer's Son

    20

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