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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 2West Midlands 7East 5London 52South East 7South West 21South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Devoys lived in london

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    1,200 Devoys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Devoys

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    Common female occupations for Devoys in 1921

    Patient

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Widow

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    General Serv Domestic

    3

    Common male occupations for Devoys in 1921

    General Labourer

    15

    Tailor

    8

    Caulker

    6

    Joiner

    6

    Sailmaker

    6

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