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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 26Isle of ManYorkshire 28East Midlands 5West Midlands 21East 34London 773South East 10South West 1South WalesMid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Disleys lived in london

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    760 Disley Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Disleys

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    Common female occupations for Disleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    58

    General Servant

    16

    House Keeper

    16

    Laundress

    16

    Servant

    14

    Common male occupations for Disleys in 1921

    Carter

    46

    Coal Miner

    37

    General Labourer

    33

    Cotton Weaver

    29

    Gardener

    24

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