Origins of the Dorse surname

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    In 1921, most Dorses lived in south-west

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    120 Dorse Travel & migration records
    500 Dorses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Dorse first names?

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    Common jobs for Dorses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dorses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    Domestic Employment

    3

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Shool

    3

    Assisting In Pork Business

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Dorses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Carpenter

    4

    Farm Labourer

    4

    Pork Butcher

    4

    Corn Porter

    2

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