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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 68North West 179Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 19East Midlands 12West Midlands 12East 36London 207South East 25South West 27South Wales 2Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blains lived in london

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    3,700 Blain Travel & migration records
    9,700 Blains found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Blains

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    Common female occupations for Blains in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Domestic Servant

    46

    Housekeeper

    41

    Hawker

    39

    House Servant

    26

    Common male occupations for Blains in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    60

    Farmer

    46

    General Labourer

    41

    Coal Miner

    38

    Joiner

    37

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