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Sleightholme Family History

Sleightholme Name Meaning

principally from Sleightholme Dale in Kirkbymoorside (NR Yorks) but perhaps occasionally from Sleightholme in Bowes (NR Yorks) or the lost Sleightholme in Lythe (NR Yorks). The place-names derive from Old Scandinavian sléttr ‘smooth level’ + holmr ‘small island water meadow’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Leighton, Lighthall, Sleight, Lightle, Beightol, Lighthill, Creighton

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Where is the Sleightholme family from?

You can see how Sleightholme families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sleightholme family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 79 Sleightholme families living in Yorkshire. This was about 66% of all the recorded Sleightholme's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Sleightholme families in 1891.
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What did your Sleightholme ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Sleightholme. 31% of Sleightholme men worked as a Farmer and 79% of Sleightholme women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Sleightholme were Sheet Metal Sorter and Unpaid Domestic Duti. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Farmer
    31%
  • Farm Labourer
    24%
  • Farmer Heavy Worker
    16%
  • Sheet Metal Sorter
    16%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    79%
  • Household Duties
    7%
  • Unpaid Household Duties
    6%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    4%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 149 immigration records available for the last name Sleightholme. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 104 military records available for the last name Sleightholme. For the veterans among your Sleightholme ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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