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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 34North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 4West Midlands 48East 35London 35South East 26South West 203South Wales 42Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hopeses lived in south-west

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    500 Hopes Travel & migration records
    4,700 Hopeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hopes

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    What are the most common Hopes first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hopeses

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

    Common female occupations for Hopeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    Laundress

    20

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Rag Cutter

    9

    Dress Maker

    8

    Common male occupations for Hopeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    81

    Blacksmith

    32

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    General Labourer

    29

    Coal Miner Hewer

    14

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