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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 120North West 82Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 486East Midlands 21West Midlands 10East 10London 1601South East 54South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Seeds lived in london

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    2,300 Seed Travel & migration records
    20,000 Seeds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Seed

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    What are the most common Seed first names?

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Seeds

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

    Common female occupations for Seeds in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    315

    Weaver

    98

    Dressmaker

    91

    House Keeper

    71

    Cotton Winder

    60

    Common male occupations for Seeds in 1921

    Farmer

    161

    Cotton Weaver

    130

    General Labourer

    63

    Carter

    50

    Joiner

    50

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