Origins of the Douds surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 15Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 8West MidlandsEastLondon 7South East 1South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Doudses lived in north-west

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    Common jobs for Doudses

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    Commmon female occupations for Doudses in 1921

    House Keeper

    5

    Cotton Weaver

    4

    Laundry Worker

    3

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Hawker

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Doudses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

    Stone Mason

    5

    Iron Miner

    4

    Iron Moulder

    4

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