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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 9Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 13East Midlands 11West Midlands 25East 71London 99South East 57South West 10South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Deaveses lived in london

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    180 Deaves Travel & migration records
    2,200 Deaveses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Deaveses

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

    Common female occupations for Deaveses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Laundress

    7

    Tailor

    7

    At Home

    6

    Common male occupations for Deaveses in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    25

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Tailor

    12

    Shoemaker

    10

    Carpenter

    9

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