Origins of the Dawes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 148North West 73Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 439East Midlands 223West Midlands 486East 200London 891South East 568South West 150South Wales 46Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 18Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Daweses lived in london

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    5,600 Dawes Travel & migration records
    42,000 Daweses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dawes

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    What are the most common Dawes first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Daweses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Daweses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    159

    Laundress

    112

    Domestic Servant

    98

    Living On Own Means

    78

    General Servant Domestic

    77

    Commmon male occupations for Daweses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    205

    Carpenter

    111

    Agricultural Labourer

    108

    Butcher

    104

    Coal Miner Hewer

    97

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