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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 9West Midlands 10East 90London 168South East 103South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Witneys lived in london

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    470 Witney Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Witneys

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

    Common female occupations for Witneys in 1921

    Lace Maker

    34

    Lacemaker

    34

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Laundress

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Common male occupations for Witneys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Chair Turner

    26

    Farmer

    26

    Ag. Lab.

    24

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