Origins of the Cawston surname

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    In 1921, most Cawstons lived in east

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    290 Cawston Travel & migration records
    2,400 Cawstons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cawston

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    Common jobs for Cawstons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cawstons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Private Means

    8

    Domestic Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Cawstons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Carpenter

    18

    Farmer

    11

    Butcher

    9

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