Origins of the Collingwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 476North West 30Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 196East Midlands 126West Midlands 46East 166London 304South East 122South West 28South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Collingwoods lived in north-east

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    2,300 Collingwood Travel & migration records
    16,000 Collingwoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Collingwood

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    Common jobs for Collingwoods

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

    Commmon female occupations for Collingwoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    76

    Living On Own Means

    56

    Charwoman

    30

    Domestic Servant

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Collingwoods in 1921

    Coal Miner

    91

    Coal Miner Hewer

    59

    Farmer

    59

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    General Labourer

    43

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