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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 7EastLondon 13South East 3South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hepherds lived in london

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    26 Hepherd Travel & migration records
    290 Hepherds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hepherd

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    What are the most common Hepherd first names?

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    Isabella

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    Common jobs for Hepherds

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

    Common female occupations for Hepherds in 1921

    Cuber Bleachworks

    2

    Farmers Daughter

    2

    Farmers Wife

    2

    French Polisher

    2

    Assistant Scholar

    1

    Common male occupations for Hepherds in 1921

    Maltster

    7

    Farmers Son

    6

    Farmer

    5

    Solicitor

    5

    Apprentice Miner

    2

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