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Origins of the Clewley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 23West Midlands 149East 13London 75South East 63South West 7South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Clewleys lived in west-midlands

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    220 Clewley Travel & migration records
    3,200 Clewleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Clewley

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    What are the most common Clewley first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Clewleys

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

    Common female occupations for Clewleys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Housemaid Domestic

    8

    Laundress

    6

    Common male occupations for Clewleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    69

    General Labourer

    22

    Farmer

    21

    Miner

    20

    Coal Miner Hewer

    15

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