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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 162Isle of Man 12Yorkshire 725East Midlands 71West Midlands 48East 55London 2652South East 58South West 20South Wales 1Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scholeses lived in london

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    3,500 Scholes Travel & migration records
    33,000 Scholeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scholes

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    What are the most common Scholes first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Scholeses

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

    Common female occupations for Scholeses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    448

    Cotton Winder

    110

    Dressmaker

    104

    Weaver

    93

    Weaver Cotton

    92

    Common male occupations for Scholeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    164

    Cotton Weaver

    133

    Cotton Spinner

    118

    Carter

    84

    Yeoman

    82

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