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Origins of the Cauwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 25East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 2London 2South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cauwoods lived in yorkshire

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    7 Cauwood Travel & migration records
    250 Cauwoods found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cauwoods

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    Common female occupations for Cauwoods in 1921

    File Forger

    6

    Farmer

    3

    File Maker

    3

    Filesmith

    3

    At Home

    2

    Common male occupations for Cauwoods in 1921

    File Maker

    16

    File Forger

    15

    Farmer

    9

    File Cutter

    5

    File Smith

    3

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