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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 20West Midlands 31East 8London 65South East 68South West 22South Wales 2Mid Wales 4West Wales 35North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Deakinses lived in south-east

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    180 Deakins Travel & migration records
    3,200 Deakinses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Deakins

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    Common jobs for Deakinses

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

    Common female occupations for Deakinses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    General Servant

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Laundress

    11

    Servant

    10

    Common male occupations for Deakinses in 1921

    Farmer

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Farmers Son

    16

    Blacksmith

    15

    Farm Labourer

    13

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