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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 301North West 49Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 186East Midlands 45West Midlands 63East 691London 919South East 730South West 55South Wales 29Mid Wales 10West Wales 4North Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sayers lived in london

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    4,100 Sayer Travel & migration records
    39,000 Sayers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Sayers

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

    Common female occupations for Sayers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    198

    Laundress

    107

    Domestic Servant

    95

    General Servant Domestic

    86

    House Servant

    78

    Common male occupations for Sayers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    234

    Farmer

    169

    Carpenter

    158

    Farm Labourer

    132

    General Labourer

    113

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