Origins of the Clewes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North West 66Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 38East Midlands 44West Midlands 180East 8London 113South East 9South West 7South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cleweses lived in west-midlands

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    300 Clewes Travel & migration records
    4,700 Cleweses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Clewes

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cleweses

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    Commmon female occupations for Cleweses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant

    10

    Silk Weaver

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Cleweses in 1921

    Farmer

    30

    Coal Miner

    27

    Farm Labourer

    22

    Coal Miner Hewer

    20

    Blacksmith

    13

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