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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 28Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 3West MidlandsEastLondon 627South East 9South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Caunces lived in london

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    260 Caunce Travel & migration records
    4,600 Caunces found in all Census records

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    William

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    Jane

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    Common jobs for Caunces

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    Common female occupations for Caunces in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    63

    Weaver

    15

    Dressmaker

    14

    Farmers Daughter

    14

    House Keeper

    14

    Common male occupations for Caunces in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    85

    Farmer

    84

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    Farmers Son

    28

    Carter

    21

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