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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 16Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 39East Midlands 26West Midlands 18East 56London 365South East 159South West 294South Wales 122Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chards lived in london

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    2,200 Chard Travel & migration records
    17,000 Chards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chard

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    What are the most common Chard first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Chards

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

    Common female occupations for Chards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    97

    Laundress

    66

    General Servant Domestic

    45

    House Servant

    42

    Living On Own Means

    40

    Common male occupations for Chards in 1921

    Carpenter

    90

    Agricultural Labourer

    88

    General Labourer

    72

    Tailor

    56

    Butcher

    53

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