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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 94North West 4Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 151East Midlands 5West Midlands 21EastLondon 174South East 8South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sunters lived in london

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    650 Sunter Travel & migration records
    4,500 Sunters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sunter

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    What are the most common Sunter first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Sunters

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    Common female occupations for Sunters in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    23

    Dressmaker

    23

    Farmers Wife

    11

    House Servant

    10

    House Keeper

    9

    Common male occupations for Sunters in 1921

    Lead Miner

    42

    Coal Miner

    41

    Farmer

    37

    Butcher

    18

    Cotton Weaver

    17

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