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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 70East Midlands 3West Midlands 26East 129London 140South East 86South West 30South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bygraves lived in london

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    360 Bygrave Travel & migration records
    6,300 Bygraves found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Bygrave first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bygraves

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

    Common female occupations for Bygraves in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    46

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Charwoman

    17

    Dressmaker

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Common male occupations for Bygraves in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    Farm Labourer

    43

    General Labourer

    28

    Carpenter

    17

    Farmer

    14

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