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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 58North West 49Isle of ManYorkshire 368East Midlands 176West Midlands 566East 42London 291South East 93South West 221South Wales 35Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skidmores lived in west-midlands

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    2,200 Skidmore Travel & migration records
    22,000 Skidmores found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skidmore

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    Common jobs for Skidmores

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

    Common female occupations for Skidmores in 1921

    Dressmaker

    84

    Domestic Servant

    59

    Laundress

    47

    Tailoress

    38

    Dress Maker

    36

    Common male occupations for Skidmores in 1921

    Coal Miner

    182

    General Labourer

    71

    Coal Miner Hewer

    42

    Farmer

    37

    Iron Worker

    37

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