Origins of the Cawkwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 196East Midlands 105West MidlandsEast 4London 17South East 7South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cawkwells lived in yorkshire

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    140 Cawkwell Travel & migration records
    4,000 Cawkwells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cawkwells

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

    Common female occupations for Cawkwells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Spinster

    14

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Wife

    7

    Common male occupations for Cawkwells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Blacksmith

    17

    Cabinet Maker

    16

    General Labourer

    16

    Bricklayer

    13

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