Origins of the Clews surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 132Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 33East Midlands 76West Midlands 661East 17London 145South East 50South West 17South Wales 3Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Clewses lived in west-midlands

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    920 Clews Travel & migration records
    13,000 Clewses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Clewses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Clewses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    General Servant Domestic

    37

    Dress Maker

    31

    Domestic Servant

    23

    House Keeper

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Clewses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    128

    General Labourer

    47

    Farmer

    44

    Potter

    44

    Brass Founder

    42

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