Origins of the Brandwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 20Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 21East Midlands 5West Midlands 8EastLondon 398South East 3South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brandwoods lived in london

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    420 Brandwood Travel & migration records
    3,800 Brandwoods found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brandwoods

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    Commmon female occupations for Brandwoods in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    74

    Weaver

    29

    Cotton Winder

    20

    Dressmaker

    20

    Housekeeper

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Brandwoods in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    33

    General Labourer

    18

    Yeoman

    18

    Cotton Spinner

    11

    Weaver Cotton

    11

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