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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 58North West 151Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 56East Midlands 55West Midlands 142East 140London 1007South East 648South West 602South Wales 204Mid Wales 18West WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coombeses lived in london

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    3,600 Coombes Travel & migration records
    36,000 Coombeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coombes

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    Common jobs for Coombeses

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

    Common female occupations for Coombeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    190

    Laundress

    152

    General Servant Domestic

    115

    Domestic Servant

    114

    Servant

    74

    Common male occupations for Coombeses in 1921

    Carpenter

    189

    General Labourer

    173

    Agricultural Labourer

    144

    Farm Labourer

    125

    Gardener

    79

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