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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 82East Midlands 149West Midlands 20East 2London 141South East 8South West 31South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dobbs lived in east-midlands

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    420 Dobb Travel & migration records
    4,600 Dobbs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dobb

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    Common jobs for Dobbs

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

    Common female occupations for Dobbs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Cotton Weaver

    15

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Seamer

    11

    Farmers Daughter

    9

    Common male occupations for Dobbs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    38

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Farmer

    31

    Coal Miner Hewer

    22

    Farm Labourer

    19

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