Origins of the Sweenie surname

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    In 1921, most Sweenies lived in south-east

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    350 Sweenie Travel & migration records
    1,300 Sweenies found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sweenie

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    What are the most common Sweenie first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Sweenies

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sweenies in 1921

    Thread Mill Worker

    11

    Mill Worker

    10

    Housekeeper

    9

    Hawker

    7

    House Keeper

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Sweenies in 1921

    Coal Miner

    25

    Tailor

    14

    General Labourer

    13

    Shoemaker

    11

    Carter

    8

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