Origins of the Dilkes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 119West Midlands 5East 13London 28South East 19South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dilkeses lived in east-midlands

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    130 Dilkes Travel & migration records
    1,700 Dilkeses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Dilkeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dilkeses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Tailoress

    5

    Cotton Winder

    4

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Dilkeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    8

    Coal Miner Hewer

    8

    Bricklayer

    6

    Clerk

    5

    Painter

    5

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