Origins of the Jewkes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 49West Midlands 326East 4London 38South East 10South West 3South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jewkeses lived in west-midlands

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    380 Jewkes Travel & migration records
    3,700 Jewkeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jewkes

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    Common jobs for Jewkeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Jewkeses in 1921

    Nailer

    20

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Nail Maker

    13

    Dressmaker

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Jewkeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    28

    Miner

    16

    Nailer

    16

    Butcher

    15

    Iron Moulder

    14

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