Origins of the Cleator surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 23Isle of Man 104Yorkshire 2East Midlands 3West Midlands 2EastLondon 94South East 11South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cleators lived in isle-of-man

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    670 Cleator Travel & migration records
    2,400 Cleators found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cleators

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cleators in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    House Servant

    18

    Domestic Servant

    11

    At Home

    10

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Cleators in 1921

    Master

    83

    Farmer

    29

    Joiner

    20

    Tailor

    18

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

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