Origins of the Vokes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 69East Midlands 16West Midlands 11East 12London 97South East 96South West 54South Wales 34Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Vokeses lived in london

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    Common jobs for Vokeses

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    Commmon female occupations for Vokeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant

    10

    Laundress

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Vokeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Ab

    20

    Mate

    17

    Carpenter

    16

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