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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 219North West 49Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 286East Midlands 170West Midlands 110East 178London 570South East 335South West 23South Wales 12Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cherrys lived in london

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    7,200 Cherry Travel & migration records
    32,000 Cherrys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cherry

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    What are the most common Cherry first names?

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    Common jobs for Cherrys

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

    Common female occupations for Cherrys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    141

    Laundress

    72

    General Servant Domestic

    71

    Straw Plaiter

    70

    Domestic Servant

    65

    Common male occupations for Cherrys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    214

    Coal Miner

    200

    Farm Labourer

    138

    General Labourer

    118

    Carpenter

    92

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