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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 82North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 14West Midlands 2East 8London 95South East 51South West 2South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thews lived in london

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    540 Thew Travel & migration records
    3,900 Thews found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Thews

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    Common female occupations for Thews in 1921

    Lace Maker

    25

    Dressmaker

    13

    Housekeeper

    13

    Domestic Servant

    11

    House Servant

    10

    Common male occupations for Thews in 1921

    Coal Miner

    43

    Butcher

    19

    Coal Miner Hewer

    19

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    General Labourer

    14

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