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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 75North West 212Isle of ManYorkshire 231East Midlands 84West Midlands 89East 97London 387South East 99South West 38South Wales 46Mid Wales 5West Wales 3North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dykeses lived in london

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    3,400 Dykes Travel & migration records
    19,000 Dykeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dykes

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    Common jobs for Dykeses

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

    Common female occupations for Dykeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    71

    Domestic Servant

    50

    General Servant Domestic

    49

    Laundress

    45

    House Servant

    35

    Common male occupations for Dykeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    106

    Farmer

    104

    Farm Labourer

    64

    General Labourer

    64

    Coal Miner

    59

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