Origins of the Foxwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 6West Midlands 11East 39London 163South East 82South West 120South Wales 59Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Foxwells lived in london

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    570 Foxwell Travel & migration records
    5,900 Foxwells found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Foxwell first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Foxwells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Foxwells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Laundress

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Living On Own Means

    19

    General Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Foxwells in 1921

    Farmer

    34

    General Labourer

    28

    Carpenter

    20

    Tailor

    19

    Farm Labourer

    18

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