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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 100North West 38Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 293East Midlands 180West Midlands 319East 375London 1051South East 494South West 112South Wales 57Mid Wales 27West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rouses lived in london

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    5,900 Rouse Travel & migration records
    41,000 Rouses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rouses

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

    Common female occupations for Rouses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    169

    Laundress

    115

    General Servant Domestic

    108

    Domestic Servant

    100

    Charwoman

    86

    Common male occupations for Rouses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    267

    Farm Labourer

    166

    General Labourer

    149

    Carpenter

    129

    Blacksmith

    90

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