Origins of the Coslett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of Man 1YorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 12East 2London 38South East 9South West 80South Wales 25Mid Wales 22West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cosletts lived in south-west

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    310 Coslett Travel & migration records
    1,500 Cosletts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Coslett

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    What are the most common Coslett first names?

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    Common jobs for Cosletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cosletts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Domestic Servant

    7

    House Servant

    6

    Dress Maker

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Cosletts in 1921

    Butcher

    26

    Carpenter

    9

    Coal Miner

    9

    Fireman

    6

    Blacksmith

    5

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