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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 51East Midlands 27West Midlands 78East 30London 222South East 142South West 118South Wales 36Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Howses lived in london

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    1,100 Howse Travel & migration records
    12,000 Howses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Howse first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Howses

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

    Common female occupations for Howses in 1921

    Laundress

    70

    Widow

    51

    Dressmaker

    48

    Domestic Servant

    33

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    Common male occupations for Howses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    109

    Yeoman

    65

    Husbandman

    51

    Blacksmith

    40

    Farmer

    39

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