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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 18Isle of ManYorkshire 43East Midlands 96West Midlands 415East 121London 514South East 240South West 18South Wales 5Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Adkinses lived in london

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    2,400 Adkins Travel & migration records
    19,000 Adkinses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Adkinses

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    Commmon female occupations for Adkinses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    118

    Laundress

    72

    General Servant Domestic

    40

    Domestic Servant

    39

    Living On Own Means

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Adkinses in 1921

    Farm Hands

    264

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    144

    Agricultural Labourer

    115

    Carpenter

    108

    General Farmers

    107

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