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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 9West Midlands 6East 41London 132South East 62South West 86South Wales 19Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rickses lived in london

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    840 Ricks Travel & migration records
    4,000 Rickses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rickses

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    Common female occupations for Rickses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    Laundress

    15

    General Servant

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Servant

    11

    Common male occupations for Rickses in 1921

    Farm Hands

    53

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    34

    General Farmers

    28

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    General Labourer

    25

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