Origins of the Clench surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 6West Midlands 18East 40London 104South East 45South West 19South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Clenchs lived in london

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    300 Clench Travel & migration records
    3,000 Clenchs found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Clench first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Clenchs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Clenchs in 1921

    Widow

    14

    Dressmaker

    12

    Laundress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Living On Her Own Means

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Clenchs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Carpenter

    23

    General Labourer

    17

    Farm Labourer

    16

    Railway Clerk

    12

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