Origins of the Moules surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 38East Midlands 20West Midlands 3East 105London 82South East 25South West 41South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mouleses lived in east

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    120 Moules Travel & migration records
    3,200 Mouleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moules

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Mouleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mouleses in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Mouleses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Farm Labourer

    31

    General Labourer

    21

    Farmer

    14

    Carman

    9

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