Origins of the Dalziel surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 83Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 7West Midlands 11East 9London 75South East 40South West 24South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dalziels lived in north-west

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    2,600 Dalziel Travel & migration records
    9,600 Dalziels found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Dalziels

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dalziels in 1921

    Dressmaker

    62

    Domestic Servant

    35

    Housekeeper

    34

    Annuitant

    33

    Knitter

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Dalziels in 1921

    Coal Miner

    110

    Farmer

    50

    Joiner

    48

    Shoemaker

    43

    Blacksmith

    36

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