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Origins of the Moyes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 41East Midlands 6West Midlands 6East 191London 192South East 90South West 39South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moyeses lived in london

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    2,200 Moyes Travel & migration records
    11,000 Moyeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moyes

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Moyeses

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

    Common female occupations for Moyeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    65

    Domestic Servant

    44

    Housekeeper

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    House Servant

    26

    Common male occupations for Moyeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    57

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Farm Servant

    38

    Blacksmith

    35

    Farm Labourer

    34

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