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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1298North West 2457Isle of Man 69Yorkshire 2231East Midlands 786West Midlands 3486East 2506London 11366South East 4655South West 25711South Wales 7837Mid Wales 5632West Wales 857North Wales 1132Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Le Wises lived in south-west

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    Common jobs for Le wises

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

    Common female occupations for Le wises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    4,374

    Domestic Servant

    2,211

    General Servant Domestic

    2,161

    House Servant

    1,971

    Laundress

    1,818

    Common male occupations for Le wises in 1921

    Coal Miner

    6,120

    Farmer

    4,320

    Coal Miner Hewer

    3,156

    Agricultural Labourer

    2,668

    General Labourer

    2,614

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