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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 26Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 15West Midlands 41East 27London 89South East 30South West 51South Wales 8Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Daveses lived in london

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    Common jobs for Daveses

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    Commmon female occupations for Daveses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    House Servant

    35

    Laundress

    30

    General Servant

    28

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Daveses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    62

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Tailor

    23

    General Labourer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    20

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