Origins of the Snowball surname
About the Snowballs
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Interesting facts about Snowball
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Elizabeth
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Common jobs for Snowballs
Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.
Commmon female occupations for Snowballs in 1921
Dressmaker
40
General Servant Domestic
29
Living On Own Means
22
House Keeper
20
House Servant
20
Commmon male occupations for Snowballs in 1921
Coal Miner
95
Farmer
71
Joiner
37
Coal Miner Hewer
31
Agricultural Labourer
22
