Origins of the Bywell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 1West Midlands 2EastLondon 7South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bywells lived in north-east

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    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bywells

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    Common female occupations for Bywells in 1921

    School Girl

    3

    Annuitant

    2

    Cook Domestic

    2

    House Keeper

    2

    Living On Her Own Means

    2

    Common male occupations for Bywells in 1921

    Railway Clerk

    12

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    General Labourer

    4

    Schoolmaster

    4

    Agricultural Laborer

    3

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