Origins of the Clennell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 175North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 2West MidlandsEast 9London 19South East 8South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Clennells lived in north-east

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    200 Clennell Travel & migration records
    1,500 Clennells found in all Census records

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Clennells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Clennells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    6

    Pitman

    6

    House Servant

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Shipwright

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Clennells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    53

    Coal Miner Hewer

    29

    Tanner

    6

    Lead Ore Miner

    5

    Lead Miner

    4

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