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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 105East Midlands 189West Midlands 28East 89London 201South East 120South West 3South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sillses lived in london

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    1,500 Sills Travel & migration records
    9,500 Sillses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sills

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    What are the most common Sills first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sillses

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

    Common female occupations for Sillses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    Laundress

    22

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Seamer

    20

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Common male occupations for Sillses in 1921

    General Labourer

    34

    Blacksmith

    33

    Farmer

    32

    Carpenter

    29

    Stone Mason

    29

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