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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 61North West 12Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 63East Midlands 31West Midlands 129East 79London 240South East 230South West 121South Wales 38Mid Wales 4West Wales 3North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sandys lived in london

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    1,600 Sandy Travel & migration records
    11,000 Sandys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sandy

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    What are the most common Sandy first names?

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    Common jobs for Sandys

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    Common female occupations for Sandys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    54

    Domestic Servant

    44

    Laundress

    38

    General Servant Domestic

    37

    House Servant

    37

    Common male occupations for Sandys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    104

    Carpenter

    37

    Farm Labourer

    34

    General Labourer

    32

    Mariner

    27

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