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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 149North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 6West Midlands 4East 27London 49South East 1South West 4South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hailses lived in north-east

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    340 Hails Travel & migration records
    3,600 Hailses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hails

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    What are the most common Hails first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hailses

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    Common female occupations for Hailses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    House Servant

    13

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Common male occupations for Hailses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    27

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Butcher

    17

    Waterman

    15

    Farm Labourer

    14

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