Origins of the Elwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 32North West 64Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 80East Midlands 30West Midlands 660East 10London 252South East 50South West 15South Wales 11Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Elwells lived in west-midlands

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    2,000 Elwell Travel & migration records
    10,000 Elwells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Elwells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elwells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Domestic Servant

    19

    General Servant

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Tailoress

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Elwells in 1921

    Bricklayer

    55

    Coal Miner

    55

    Boiler Maker

    26

    General Labourer

    25

    Coal Miner Hewer

    22

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