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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 92East Midlands 16West Midlands 279East 16London 71South East 15South West 27South Wales 8Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pickins lived in west-midlands

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    300 Pickin Travel & migration records
    5,100 Pickins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pickin

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    What are the most common Pickin first names?

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    Common jobs for Pickins

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

    Common female occupations for Pickins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Charwoman

    12

    Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Common male occupations for Pickins in 1921

    Coal Miner

    48

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Farmer

    19

    General Labourer

    18

    Coal Miner Hewer

    16

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