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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 248Isle of Man 19Yorkshire 129East Midlands 48West Midlands 79East 70London 479South East 106South West 31South Wales 1Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gandys lived in london

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    1,500 Gandy Travel & migration records
    12,000 Gandys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gandy

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    Common jobs for Gandys

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    Common female occupations for Gandys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    Living On Own Means

    27

    Domestic Servant

    25

    General Servant

    22

    Cotton Weaver

    21

    Common male occupations for Gandys in 1921

    Butcher

    32

    Farm Hands

    32

    Grocer

    30

    Waterman

    29

    Carter

    28

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