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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 3West Midlands 9East 11London 27South East 13South West 12South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scottses lived in london

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    160 Scotts Travel & migration records
    960 Scottses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scotts

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    Who were Scottses most likely to marry?

    Burgys

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    What are the most common Scotts first names?

    Isaac

    John

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Scottses

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

    Common female occupations for Scottses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    General Servant

    3

    House Servant

    3

    Laundress

    3

    Private Means

    3

    Common male occupations for Scottses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    6

    General Labourer

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Cooper

    3

    Dentist

    3

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