Origins of the Dadswell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 5West Midlands 2East 5London 87South East 232South West 4South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dadswells lived in south-east

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    310 Dadswell Travel & migration records
    4,400 Dadswells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dadswell

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    What are the most common Dadswell first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Dadswells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dadswells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Laundress

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Dadswells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    61

    Farm Labourer

    27

    Farmer

    25

    Carpenter

    20

    General Labourer

    19

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