Origins of the Colclough surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 118Isle of ManYorkshire 70East Midlands 25West Midlands 1320East 6London 208South East 34South West 8South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Colcloughs lived in west-midlands

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    1,100 Colclough Travel & migration records
    14,000 Colcloughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Colclough

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    Common jobs for Colcloughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Colcloughs in 1921

    Potter

    49

    Dressmaker

    48

    Potters Paintress

    34

    Potters Transferer

    31

    At Home

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Colcloughs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    192

    Potter

    162

    Farmer

    47

    Coal Miner Hewer

    45

    Potters Presser

    43

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