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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 308North West 29Isle of ManYorkshire 132East Midlands 38West Midlands 93East 261London 992South East 806South West 43South Wales 23Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sayerses lived in london

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    5,800 Sayers Travel & migration records
    32,000 Sayerses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sayers

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    What are the most common Sayers first names?

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    Common jobs for Sayerses

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

    Common female occupations for Sayerses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    120

    Domestic Servant

    113

    Laundress

    107

    General Servant Domestic

    99

    Charwoman

    73

    Common male occupations for Sayerses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    182

    Carpenter

    155

    General Labourer

    148

    Farm Labourer

    112

    Bricklayer

    91

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