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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 8West Midlands 44East 2London 25South East 6South West 28South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Deams lived in west-midlands

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    190 Deam Travel & migration records
    1,100 Deams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Deam

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    Common jobs for Deams

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

    Common female occupations for Deams in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    6

    House Servant

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Servant

    4

    Housekeeper

    3

    Common male occupations for Deams in 1921

    Painter

    13

    Farm Labourer

    9

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    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    House Painter

    5

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