Origins of the Cholmondeley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 16East MidlandsWest Midlands 36East 3London 12South East 10South West 4South WalesMid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cholmondeleys lived in west-midlands

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    230 Cholmondeley Travel & migration records
    640 Cholmondeleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cholmondeley

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    Common jobs for Cholmondeleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cholmondeleys in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Marguess

    4

    Widow

    4

    Living On Her Own Means

    3

    No Profesion Austria

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Cholmondeleys in 1921

    Esq

    7

    Private Means

    4

    Clerk

    3

    Iron Roller

    3

    Yeoman

    3

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