Origins of the Haswell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 518North West 76Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 60East Midlands 13West Midlands 44East 46London 207South East 48South West 8South Wales 14Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Haswells lived in north-east

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    1,100 Haswell Travel & migration records
    10,000 Haswells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Haswell

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    What are the most common Haswell first names?

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    Common jobs for Haswells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Haswells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    43

    Annuitant

    21

    Living On Own Means

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Private Means

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Haswells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    113

    Joiner

    37

    Painter

    26

    Carman

    22

    Coal Miner Hewer

    22

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