Origins of the Doust surname

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    In 1921, most Dousts lived in south-east

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    480 Doust Travel & migration records
    3,700 Dousts found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Doust first names?

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    Common jobs for Dousts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dousts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Laundress

    19

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Dousts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    General Labourer

    15

    House Painter

    15

    Waterman

    14

    Painter

    12

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