Origins of the Cleland surname

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    In 1921, most Clelands lived in london

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    4,300 Cleland Travel & migration records
    6,800 Clelands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cleland

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    Common jobs for Clelands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Clelands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Cotton Weaver

    21

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Annuitant

    18

    F S

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Clelands in 1921

    Coal Miner

    142

    Blacksmith

    35

    Farmer

    33

    Joiner

    28

    Shoemaker

    28

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