Origins of the Callear surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 83East Midlands 4West Midlands 144EastLondon 8South East 3South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Callears lived in west-midlands

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    Common jobs for Callears

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    Commmon female occupations for Callears in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Dressmaker

    5

    Coat Machinist

    3

    Assistant Coffee House

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Callears in 1921

    Coal Miner

    44

    Coal Miner Hewer

    11

    Miner

    9

    Collier

    4

    Shingler

    4

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