Origins of the Callinan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 8West Midlands 5East 1London 13South East 2South West 4South Wales 1Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Callinans lived in yorkshire

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    1,100 Callinan Travel & migration records
    310 Callinans found in all Census records

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    Bridget

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    Common jobs for Callinans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Callinans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    2

    Labourer's Wife

    2

    Assistant In The Business

    1

    Clerk Lcc

    1

    Cotten Ring Spinner

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Callinans in 1921

    Tailor

    6

    Agric Labourer

    3

    Shipping And Receiving Clerks

    3

    Black Smith

    2

    Carter

    2

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