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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 9West Midlands 32East 9London 56South East 135South West 120South Wales 16Mid Wales 89West Wales 30North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bounds lived in south-east

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    570 Bound Travel & migration records
    6,300 Bounds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bound

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    What are the most common Bound first names?

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    Common jobs for Bounds

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

    Common female occupations for Bounds in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    31

    Laundress

    23

    House Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Dressmaker

    17

    Common male occupations for Bounds in 1921

    Farmer

    50

    Master

    42

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Carpenter

    33

    Able Seaman

    31

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