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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 34North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 40East Midlands 14West Midlands 60East 17London 91South East 37South West 34South Wales 5Mid Wales 7West Wales 2North Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Morises lived in london

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    1,000 Moris Travel & migration records
    4,600 Morises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moris

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    Common jobs for Morises

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    Common female occupations for Morises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Servant

    22

    House Servant

    19

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant

    12

    Common male occupations for Morises in 1921

    Yeoman

    30

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Coal Miner

    25

    Weaver

    15

    Carpenter

    12

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