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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 5West Midlands 32East 188London 239South East 118South West 32South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Searleses lived in london

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    1,600 Searles Travel & migration records
    5,800 Searleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Searles

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    What are the most common Searles first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Searleses

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    Common female occupations for Searleses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    38

    Laundress

    21

    General Servant

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Common male occupations for Searleses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    General Labourer

    28

    Farm Labourer

    27

    Farmer

    16

    Agricultural Laborer

    15

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