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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 34West Midlands 18East 230London 167South East 90South West 10South Wales 3Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Daineses lived in east

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    520 Daines Travel & migration records
    8,400 Daineses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Daines

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    Common jobs for Daineses

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

    Common female occupations for Daineses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Laundress

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Straw Plaiter

    19

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Common male occupations for Daineses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    100

    Basket Maker

    39

    Carpenter

    30

    Farm Labourer

    27

    General Labourer

    25

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