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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 34Isle of ManYorkshire 108East Midlands 54West Midlands 47East 115London 388South East 324South West 178South Wales 62Mid Wales 12West Wales 1North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Barters lived in london

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    3,700 Barter Travel & migration records
    21,000 Barters found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Barters

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    Common female occupations for Barters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    131

    Laundress

    76

    Domestic Servant

    70

    House Servant

    56

    Servant

    46

    Common male occupations for Barters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    196

    Carpenter

    87

    General Labourer

    81

    Master

    75

    Blacksmith

    67

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