Origins of the Caswell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 53North West 32Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 184East Midlands 83West Midlands 314East 24London 231South East 132South West 166South Wales 118Mid Wales 21West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Caswells lived in west-midlands

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    3,400 Caswell Travel & migration records
    15,000 Caswells found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Caswell first names?

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    Common jobs for Caswells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Caswells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    95

    Laundress

    49

    Domestic Servant

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    General Servant

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Caswells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    118

    Blacksmith

    66

    Coal Miner Hewer

    61

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Carpenter

    48

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