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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 82North West 52Isle of ManYorkshire 55East Midlands 54West Midlands 99East 125London 465South East 219South West 748South Wales 31Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bolts lived in south-west

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    2,600 Bolt Travel & migration records
    22,000 Bolts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bolt

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    What are the most common Bolt first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bolts

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

    Common female occupations for Bolts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    112

    General Servant Domestic

    70

    Domestic Servant

    68

    Laundress

    59

    General Servant

    56

    Common male occupations for Bolts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    92

    General Labourer

    91

    Farm Labourer

    76

    Farmer

    66

    Carpenter

    65

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