Origins of the Hellewell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 1Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 749East Midlands 16West Midlands 2East 5London 105South East 36South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hellewells lived in yorkshire

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    480 Hellewell Travel & migration records
    7,400 Hellewells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hellewells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hellewells in 1921

    Worsted Spinner

    50

    Cotton Weaver

    25

    Worsted Weaver

    23

    Dressmaker

    16

    Woolcomber

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Hellewells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    38

    Butcher

    27

    Wool Comber

    23

    Stone Mason

    20

    Joiner

    19

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