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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 30West Midlands 57East 37London 75South East 134South West 16South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fatherses lived in south-east

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    330 Fathers Travel & migration records
    4,500 Fatherses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Fathers first names?

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    Common jobs for Fatherses

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

    Common female occupations for Fatherses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    46

    Laundress

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Milliner

    10

    Common male occupations for Fatherses in 1921

    Bricklayer

    65

    Stone Mason

    47

    Mason

    33

    Carpenter

    19

    Blacksmith

    18

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