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1881 census occupation

Seamstress surnames in the 1881 census

This page lists surnames most often recorded with the occupation Seamstress in 1881. Occupational titles are shown as recorded and transcribed, so similar jobs, variant spellings and mistakes can appear separately.

Occupation summary

1,473 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 4,451 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Wagstaff, with 8 people recorded as Seamstress.

Surnames most linked with Seamstress

These figures count people whose occupation was recorded under this exact title. A related job may appear under a separate spelling, so this is best read as a census snapshot rather than a cleaned modern job category.

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101Wagstaff8
102Wakefield8
103Woodhouse8
104Cobb7
105Coombs7
106Crawley7
107Crow7
108Denby7
109Duffy7
110Fairhurst7
111Golding7
112Granger7
113Handley7
114Kirkham7
115Partington7
116Pegg7
117Pepper7
118Rawson7
119Raynor7
120Salt7
121Searson7
122Shelton7
123Tuck7
124Abbot6
125Aston6
126Barsby6
127Bayliss6
128Bingham6
129Boulton6
130Bramley6
131Branson6
132Butterfield6
133Down6
134Dring6
135Dyke6
136Emmett6
137Foley6
138Franks6
139Fraser6
140Harmer6
141Keating6
142Maddock6
143Mayfield6
144Meek6
145Mellors6
146Merchant6
147Moult6
148Peet6
149Pemberton6
150Pettit6
151Purvis6
152Ricketts6
153Rudlin6
154Saxton6
155Sears6
156Smithson6
157Squires6
158Towers6
159Warden6
160Wheeldon6
161Wightman6
162Woodman6
163Adcock5
164Allsop5
165Alvey5
166Bennetts5
167Benton5
168Beswick5
169Bibby5
170Billing5
171Blandford5
172Bloomfield5
173Brough5
174Capper5
175Carrington5
176Claxton5
177Collyer5
178Cripps5
179Cunliffe5
180Dakin5
181Dee5
182Deighton5
183Dexter5
184Doherty5
185Eccleston5
186Elmer5
187Emsley5
188Flanagan5
189Foulkes5
190Fretwell5
191Frisby5
192Gibbins5
193Gore5
194Greensmith5
195Grewcock5
196Hadley5
197Halford5
198Jefferson5
199Mallett5
200Maxwell5