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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 26West Midlands 15East 138London 168South East 81South West 9South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Flatmans lived in london

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    260 Flatman Travel & migration records
    5,200 Flatmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Flatman

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    What are the most common Flatman first names?

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    Common jobs for Flatmans

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

    Common female occupations for Flatmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Housekeeper

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    General Servant

    10

    Common male occupations for Flatmans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Carpenter

    36

    Farmer

    29

    Farm Labourer

    24

    Gamekeeper

    23

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