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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 59North West 26Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 411East Midlands 95West Midlands 70East 49London 182South East 80South West 29South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hargraves lived in yorkshire

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    2,000 Hargrave Travel & migration records
    11,000 Hargraves found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hargraves

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

    Common female occupations for Hargraves in 1921

    Dressmaker

    59

    Living On Own Means

    43

    Dress Maker

    25

    House Servant

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Common male occupations for Hargraves in 1921

    Butcher

    41

    Coal Miner

    41

    Farmer

    41

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Waterman

    24

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