Origins of the Delicate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 19West Midlands 4EastLondon 19South East 18South West 8South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Delicates lived in north-east

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    55 Delicate Travel & migration records
    730 Delicates found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Delicate first names?

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    Common jobs for Delicates

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

    Commmon female occupations for Delicates in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    House Servant

    5

    Mill Hand Silk Reeler

    4

    Brush Maker

    3

    Card Room Hand

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Delicates in 1921

    Blacksmith

    5

    Confectioner

    5

    General Labourer

    5

    Shipwright

    5

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

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