Origins of the Glasswell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 4West Midlands 1East 11London 3South East 3South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Glasswells lived in yorkshire

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    5 Glasswell Travel & migration records
    470 Glasswells found in all Census records

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    Fanny

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    Common jobs for Glasswells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Glasswells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    3

    House Servant

    3

    Assisting At Home

    2

    Cook Domestic

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Glasswells in 1921

    Blacksmith

    12

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Coal Miner Hewer

    3

    French Polisher

    3

    Shepherd

    3

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