Origins of the Coldwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 90North West 15Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 1042East Midlands 31West Midlands 20East 38London 190South East 39South West 9South Wales 12Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Coldwells lived in yorkshire

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    2,300 Coldwell Travel & migration records
    13,000 Coldwells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Coldwells

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    Commmon female occupations for Coldwells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    55

    Woollen Weaver

    35

    House Servant

    31

    Living On Own Means

    25

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Coldwells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    70

    Woollen Weaver

    56

    File Cutter

    44

    Clerk

    30

    Scissor Forger

    30

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