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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 145East Midlands 22West Midlands 3East 3London 45South East 10South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sawdons lived in yorkshire

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    360 Sawdon Travel & migration records
    3,600 Sawdons found in all Census records

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sawdons

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

    Common female occupations for Sawdons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Domestic Servant

    11

    House Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Housemaid Domestic

    7

    Common male occupations for Sawdons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Farm Labourer

    20

    General Labourer

    18

    Farm Servant

    10

    Able Seaman

    9

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