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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 91Isle of ManYorkshire 56East Midlands 32West Midlands 240East 35London 156South East 37South West 23South Wales 32Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carlesses lived in west-midlands

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    700 Carless Travel & migration records
    7,900 Carlesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carless

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    What are the most common Carless first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Carlesses

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

    Common female occupations for Carlesses in 1921

    Laundress

    39

    Dressmaker

    20

    Domestic Servant

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Common male occupations for Carlesses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    27

    General Labourer

    25

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Butcher

    18

    Bricklayer

    17

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