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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 50East Midlands 11West Midlands 152East 66London 290South East 192South West 46South Wales 33Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Harbers lived in london

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    1,000 Harber Travel & migration records
    8,300 Harbers found in all Census records

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    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Harbers

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    Common female occupations for Harbers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    Laundress

    30

    Domestic Servant

    25

    General Servant

    21

    Servant

    18

    Common male occupations for Harbers in 1921

    General Labourer

    63

    Agricultural Labourer

    57

    Farm Labourer

    39

    Charcoal Burner

    25

    Gardener

    25

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