Origins of the Ellway surname

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    In 1921, most Ellways lived in south-wales

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    110 Ellway Travel & migration records
    530 Ellways found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ellways

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ellways in 1921

    Dress Maker

    3

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Elementary School Teacher

    2

    Coal Miner

    1

    Coal Miners Widow

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Ellways in 1921

    Coal Miner

    18

    Coal Miner Hewer

    17

    Collier Hewer

    12

    Carpenter

    2

    Coal Hewer

    2

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