Origins of the Cawley surname

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    In 1921, most Cawleys lived in london

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    6,700 Cawley Travel & migration records
    17,000 Cawleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cawleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cawleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    75

    Charwoman

    50

    Domestic Servant

    44

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    Cotton Weaver

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Cawleys in 1921

    General Labourer

    96

    Agricultural Labourer

    61

    Farm Labourer

    54

    Tailor

    50

    Farmer

    45

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