Origins of the Caves surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 20West Midlands 28East 102London 54South East 11South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Caveses lived in east

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    330 Caves Travel & migration records
    2,400 Caveses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Caveses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Caveses in 1921

    Lace Maker

    30

    Lacemaker

    15

    Laundress

    10

    Dressmaker

    7

    General Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Caveses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Brickyard Labourer

    10

    Farm Labourer

    10

    Carpenter

    8

    Platelayer

    8

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