Origins of the Tee surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 49East Midlands 97West Midlands 13East 28London 157South East 176South West 14South Wales 1Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tees lived in south-east

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    840 Tee Travel & migration records
    7,100 Tees found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tee

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    Who were Tees most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Tee first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Tees

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tees in 1921

    Dressmaker

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Domestic Servant

    20

    House Servant

    16

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Tees in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    Carpenter

    25

    Farm Labourer

    25

    Farmer

    21

    General Labourer

    21

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