Origins of the Cobbold surname

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    In 1921, most Cobbolds lived in east

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    520 Cobbold Travel & migration records
    6,600 Cobbolds found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Cobbold first names?

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    Common jobs for Cobbolds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cobbolds in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Private Means

    20

    Dressmaker

    19

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Living On Own Means

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Cobbolds in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    102

    Farm Labourer

    51

    Shoemaker

    30

    Farmer

    24

    Gamekeeper

    23

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