Origins of the Yemm surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 10West Midlands 50East 3London 6South East 10South West 41South Wales 72Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Yemms lived in south-wales

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    Common jobs for Yemms

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    Commmon female occupations for Yemms in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Servant

    6

    At Home

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Cook Domestic

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Yemms in 1921

    Coal Miner

    54

    Coal Miner Hewer

    27

    Collier

    14

    Cooper

    9

    Coal Hewer

    7

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