Origins of the Kingswell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 1West Midlands 3East 17London 38South East 303South West 18South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kingswells lived in south-east

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    290 Kingswell Travel & migration records
    3,800 Kingswells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kingswell

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    What are the most common Kingswell first names?

    William

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    Jane

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Kingswells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kingswells in 1921

    Laundress

    40

    Dressmaker

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    House Servant

    11

    Cook

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Kingswells in 1921

    General Labourer

    27

    Blacksmith

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    21

    Gardener

    18

    Butcher

    16

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