Origins of the Fretwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 756East Midlands 453West Midlands 64East 63London 103South East 61South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest Wales 1North Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fretwells lived in yorkshire

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    610 Fretwell Travel & migration records
    12,000 Fretwells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fretwell

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    Common jobs for Fretwells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fretwells in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    Dressmaker

    35

    Domestic Servant

    24

    House Servant

    24

    Housekeeper

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Fretwells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    291

    Coal Miner Hewer

    116

    Farm Labourer

    50

    General Labourer

    46

    Farmer

    42

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