Origins of the Lawless surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 42North West 87Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 155East Midlands 10West Midlands 34East 27London 642South East 48South West 16South Wales 15Mid Wales 4West Wales 1North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lawlesses lived in london

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    9,500 Lawless Travel & migration records
    10,000 Lawlesses found in all Census records

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Lawlesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lawlesses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    45

    Charwoman

    36

    Dressmaker

    34

    Laundress

    29

    Servant

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Lawlesses in 1921

    General Labourer

    72

    Tailor

    53

    Dock Labourer

    45

    Coal Miner

    25

    Carter

    22

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