Origins of the Dams surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 13West Midlands 18East 3London 12South East 7South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Damses lived in west-midlands

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    160 Dams Travel & migration records
    1,200 Damses found in all Census records

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Damses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Damses in 1921

    House Maid

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Agricultural Labourers Wife

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Dressmaker

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Damses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Clerk

    6

    Coal Miner

    6

    Farmer

    6

    None

    6

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