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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 21West Midlands 39East 50London 113South East 49South West 7South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pickings lived in london

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    340 Picking Travel & migration records
    3,600 Pickings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Picking

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    What are the most common Picking first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Pickings

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

    Common female occupations for Pickings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    35

    Cotton Weaver

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Laundress

    11

    General Servant

    10

    Common male occupations for Pickings in 1921

    Carpenter

    50

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Tailor

    15

    Bricklayer

    13

    Gardener

    9

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