Origins of the Colewood surname

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    In 1921, most Colewoods lived in north-east

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    22 Colewood Travel & migration records
    83 Colewoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Colewood

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    What are the most common Colewood first names?

    William

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    Hannah

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    Common jobs for Colewoods

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    Commmon female occupations for Colewoods in 1921

    Bolt Screwer

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Cotton Spinner

    1

    House Wife

    1

    Orphan

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Colewoods in 1921

    Coal Miner

    5

    Coal Miner Hewer

    2

    Mariner, Widower

    2

    Butchers Assistant

    1

    Coal Hurrier

    1

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