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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 131North West 31Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 82East Midlands 132West Midlands 1111East 126London 504South East 168South West 82South Wales 44Mid Wales 6West Wales 3North Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Handses lived in west-midlands

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    2,700 Hands Travel & migration records
    30,000 Handses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hands

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    What are the most common Hands first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Handses

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

    Common female occupations for Handses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    136

    Laundress

    95

    Domestic Servant

    79

    Charwoman

    59

    Living On Own Means

    54

    Common male occupations for Handses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    126

    General Labourer

    93

    Blacksmith

    90

    Carpenter

    76

    Farm Labourer

    69

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