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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 55North West 48Isle of ManYorkshire 45East Midlands 11West Midlands 24East 9London 109South East 16South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sills lived in london

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    1,000 Sill Travel & migration records
    3,800 Sills found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Sill first names?

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    Common jobs for Sills

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

    Common female occupations for Sills in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Cotton Weaver

    16

    Dressmaker

    14

    Charwoman

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Common male occupations for Sills in 1921

    Yeoman

    33

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Butcher

    16

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

    General Labourer

    13

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