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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 252East Midlands 212West Midlands 50East 22London 156South East 86South West 44South Wales 24Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coolings lived in yorkshire

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    890 Cooling Travel & migration records
    10,000 Coolings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cooling

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    What are the most common Cooling first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Coolings

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

    Common female occupations for Coolings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    54

    General Servant

    29

    House Servant

    26

    Domestic Servant

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Common male occupations for Coolings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    100

    General Labourer

    50

    Farm Labourer

    44

    Coal Miner

    29

    Coal Miner Hewer

    29

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