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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 15West Midlands 18East 8London 45South East 18South West 12South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Stokes lived in north-east

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    410 Stoke Travel & migration records
    2,300 Stokes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Stoke

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    What are the most common Stoke first names?

    Bradley

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Stokes

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

    Common female occupations for Stokes in 1921

    General Servant

    16

    Dressmaker

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    House Servant

    11

    Servant

    10

    Common male occupations for Stokes in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Coal Miner

    16

    Blacksmith

    9

    Carpenter

    8

    Mariner

    8

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