Origins of the Cadwallader surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 43Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 24East Midlands 16West Midlands 309East 3London 178South East 26South West 57South Wales 22Mid Wales 44West Wales 48North Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cadwalladers lived in west-midlands

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    6,900 Cadwalladers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cadwalladers

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

    Common female occupations for Cadwalladers in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Dressmaker

    23

    Laundress

    22

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Cook

    15

    Common male occupations for Cadwalladers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    Farmer

    44

    Farm Labourer

    33

    General Labourer

    33

    Tailor

    21

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