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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 8East Midlands 4West Midlands 84East 22London 43South East 26South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Devalls lived in west-midlands

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    240 Devall Travel & migration records
    2,400 Devalls found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Devalls

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    Common female occupations for Devalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Laundress

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Milliner

    8

    Tailoress

    7

    Common male occupations for Devalls in 1921

    Tailor

    13

    Carman

    12

    General Labourer

    11

    Carpenter

    10

    Gardener

    10

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