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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 16London 48South East 37South West 1South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sawerses lived in london

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    980 Sawers Travel & migration records
    2,900 Sawerses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sawers

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    Common jobs for Sawerses

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

    Common female occupations for Sawerses in 1921

    House Keeper

    12

    Annuitant

    11

    Cotton Weaver

    10

    Dressmaker

    10

    At Home

    9

    Common male occupations for Sawerses in 1921

    Tailor

    22

    Baker

    16

    Joiner

    14

    Weaver

    14

    Cotton Weaver

    12

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