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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 64East Midlands 11West Midlands 19East 44London 214South East 117South West 213South Wales 5Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lyes lived in london

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    1,100 Lye Travel & migration records
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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Lyes

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    Common female occupations for Lyes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    Glover

    35

    Laundress

    33

    Dress Maker

    23

    House Servant

    23

    Common male occupations for Lyes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    52

    General Labourer

    34

    Carpenter

    32

    Blacksmith

    29

    Farm Labourer

    28

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