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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 160Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 66East Midlands 93West Midlands 139East 208London 1165South East 632South West 498South Wales 203Mid Wales 16West Wales 2North Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coombses lived in london

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    6,800 Coombs Travel & migration records
    49,000 Coombses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coombs

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    Common jobs for Coombses

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

    Common female occupations for Coombses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    266

    Laundress

    235

    General Servant Domestic

    119

    Domestic Servant

    115

    General Servant

    102

    Common male occupations for Coombses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    302

    General Labourer

    203

    Carpenter

    192

    Farm Labourer

    176

    Gardener

    103

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