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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 8West Midlands 13East 40London 296South East 107South West 87South Wales 4Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coves lived in london

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    1,100 Cove Travel & migration records
    7,000 Coves found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Cove first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Coves

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

    Common female occupations for Coves in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    House Servant

    20

    Laundress

    18

    Servant

    17

    Common male occupations for Coves in 1921

    Carpenter

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    General Labourer

    22

    Farmer

    21

    Master

    21

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