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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 5Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 54East Midlands 6West Midlands 41East 4London 33South East 24South West 1South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cookeses lived in yorkshire

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    220 Cookes Travel & migration records
    1,600 Cookeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cookes

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    What are the most common Cookes first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cookeses

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

    Common female occupations for Cookeses in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Widow

    6

    Annuitant

    5

    Laundress

    5

    No Occupation

    5

    Common male occupations for Cookeses in 1921

    Gent

    15

    Yeoman

    14

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Blacksmith

    8

    Carpenter

    8

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