Origins of the Veale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 16Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 28East Midlands 5West Midlands 39East 67London 187South East 119South West 399South Wales 19Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Veales lived in south-west

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    Common jobs for Veales

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    Common female occupations for Veales in 1921

    Dressmaker

    88

    Living On Own Means

    44

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Laundress

    38

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Common male occupations for Veales in 1921

    General Labourer

    55

    Carpenter

    44

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Butcher

    39

    Mason

    39

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