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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 8West Midlands 24East 39London 203South East 142South West 18South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Honours lived in london

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    5,500 Honours found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Honour

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    We have for the Honour surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Honour first names?

    William

    John

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Honours

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

    Common female occupations for Honours in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Laundress

    13

    Tailoress

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Common male occupations for Honours in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    52

    Farmer

    36

    Carpenter

    33

    General Labourer

    27

    Farm Labourer

    25

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