Origins of the Death surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 28East Midlands 26West Midlands 38East 437London 605South East 191South West 17South Wales 37Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Deaths lived in london

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    830 Death Travel & migration records
    14,000 Deaths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Death

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    What are the most common Death first names?

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    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Deaths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Deaths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    67

    Laundress

    48

    Tailoress

    36

    Domestic Servant

    35

    House Servant

    33

    Commmon male occupations for Deaths in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    140

    Carpenter

    79

    Butcher

    74

    Mariner

    72

    Baker

    56

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