Origins of the Devonport surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 78North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 83East Midlands 47West Midlands 102East 6London 230South East 22South West 8South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Devonports lived in london

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    410 Devonport Travel & migration records
    6,700 Devonports found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Devonport

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    Common jobs for Devonports

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    Commmon female occupations for Devonports in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    34

    Dressmaker

    27

    Charwoman

    24

    Laundress

    24

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Devonports in 1921

    Coal Miner

    67

    Coal Miner Hewer

    37

    General Labourer

    34

    Carter

    26

    Farm Labourer

    20

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