Origins of the Joice surname

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    In 1921, most Joices lived in north-east

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    3,600 Joice Travel & migration records
    5,000 Joices found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Joices

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    Commmon female occupations for Joices in 1921

    House Servant

    24

    Dressmaker

    14

    Laundress

    14

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Seamstress

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Joices in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

    Coal Miner

    46

    General Labourer

    21

    Coal Miner Hewer

    17

    Tailor

    17

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