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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 80East Midlands 208West Midlands 29East 73London 244South East 253South West 26South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dawses lived in south-east

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    1,100 Daws Travel & migration records
    13,000 Dawses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Daws

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    What are the most common Daws first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Dawses

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

    Common female occupations for Dawses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    64

    Laundress

    55

    General Servant

    35

    Domestic Servant

    32

    House Servant

    32

    Common male occupations for Dawses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    89

    Coal Miner

    79

    Farm Labourer

    51

    Farmer

    43

    General Labourer

    42

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