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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 113North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 51East Midlands 14West Midlands 19East 26London 54South East 31South West 73South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coatses lived in north-east

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    3,500 Coats Travel & migration records
    12,000 Coatses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coats

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    Common jobs for Coatses

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

    Common female occupations for Coatses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    House Servant

    43

    House Keeper

    33

    Domestic Servant

    32

    General Servant

    29

    Common male occupations for Coatses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    112

    Agricultural Labourer

    81

    Farm Hands

    64

    Farmer

    52

    Blacksmith

    39

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