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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 3West Midlands 1East 27London 34South East 4South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brunses lived in london

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    990 Bruns Travel & migration records
    750 Brunses found in all Census records

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    Mary

    Anna

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    Common jobs for Brunses

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    Common female occupations for Brunses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    6

    House Servant

    5

    Worsted Weaver

    4

    Charwoman

    3

    Living On Own Means

    3

    Common male occupations for Brunses in 1921

    Farm Hands

    33

    General Farmers

    27

    Hausling

    16

    Tinsmiths

    14

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    13

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