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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 79East Midlands 27West Midlands 40East 188London 264South East 116South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Flatts lived in london

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    What are the most common Flatt first names?

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    Common jobs for Flatts

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    Common female occupations for Flatts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    27

    Laundress

    17

    Domestic Servant

    16

    General Servant

    16

    Common male occupations for Flatts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    107

    Farm Labourer

    48

    Farmer

    45

    General Labourer

    28

    Farm Hands

    22

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