Origins of the Sneddon surname

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    In 1921, most Sneddons lived in south-east

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    4,800 Sneddon Travel & migration records
    10,000 Sneddons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sneddon

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Sneddons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sneddons in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    58

    Dressmaker

    53

    Coal Miner Wife

    36

    Housekeeper

    30

    Mill Worker

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Sneddons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    1,098

    Miner

    115

    Ironstone Miner

    93

    Shale Miner

    83

    Coalminer

    78

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