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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 20West Midlands 3East 5London 7South East 1South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Houghts lived in yorkshire

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    63 Hought Travel & migration records
    1,000 Houghts found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Hought first names?

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    Common jobs for Houghts

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

    Common female occupations for Houghts in 1921

    Housemaid

    8

    House Keeper

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Cook

    3

    Farmers Wife

    3

    Common male occupations for Houghts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Farmer

    12

    Butcher

    5

    Farmer Son

    5

    Joiner

    5

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