Origins of the Drewry surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 45East Midlands 88West Midlands 40East 81London 73South East 36South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Drewrys lived in east-midlands

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    740 Drewry Travel & migration records
    5,300 Drewrys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Drewrys

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    Commmon female occupations for Drewrys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    House Servant

    20

    Spinster

    15

    Living On Own Means

    14

    General Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Drewrys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    Blacksmith

    36

    Carpenter

    25

    Farm Labourer

    25

    Farmer

    18

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