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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 94Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 6West Midlands 95East 12London 87South East 12South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mostons lived in west-midlands

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    210 Moston Travel & migration records
    2,800 Mostons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moston

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    Common jobs for Mostons

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

    Common female occupations for Mostons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Fustian Cutter

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    General Servant

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Common male occupations for Mostons in 1921

    Fustian Cutter

    17

    General Labourer

    17

    Carter

    16

    Potter

    15

    Joiner

    14

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