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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 7Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 69East Midlands 15West Midlands 6East 7London 526South East 4South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hollowses lived in london

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    310 Hollows Travel & migration records
    5,600 Hollowses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hollowses

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    Common female occupations for Hollowses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    116

    Woollen Weaver

    33

    Weaver Cotton

    24

    Cotton Winder

    22

    Weaver

    18

    Common male occupations for Hollowses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    82

    Coal Miner

    75

    Stone Mason

    32

    Carter

    20

    Cotton Spinner

    20

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