Origins of the Dovaston surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 6East MidlandsWest Midlands 39East 7London 36South East 9South West 3South Wales 2Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dovastons lived in west-midlands

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    80 Dovaston Travel & migration records
    1,400 Dovastons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dovaston

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    What are the most common Dovaston first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Dovastons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dovastons in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Servant

    5

    Cotton Spinner

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Dovastons in 1921

    Carter

    11

    General Labourer

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Attorney

    9

    Farm Labourer

    6

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