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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 23West Midlands 5East 25London 167South East 71South West 9South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Allams lived in london

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    370 Allam Travel & migration records
    4,300 Allams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Allam

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    What are the most common Allam first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Allams

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Allams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Widow

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Housemaid Domestic

    11

    Laundress

    11

    Common male occupations for Allams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Yeoman

    29

    Butcher

    18

    Blacksmith

    16

    Farmer

    14

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