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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 61East Midlands 55West Midlands 34East 203London 330South East 133South West 145South Wales 23Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shipps lived in london

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    1,400 Shipp Travel & migration records
    11,000 Shipps found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shipp

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    What are the most common Shipp first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Shipps

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

    Common female occupations for Shipps in 1921

    Dressmaker

    48

    General Servant Domestic

    40

    Laundress

    39

    General Servant

    19

    Charwoman

    18

    Common male occupations for Shipps in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    92

    Farm Labourer

    64

    General Labourer

    46

    Farm Hands

    38

    Carpenter

    33

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