Origins of the Mawdsley surname

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    In 1921, most Mawdsleys lived in london

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    1,100 Mawdsley Travel & migration records
    11,000 Mawdsleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mawdsley

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    Common jobs for Mawdsleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mawdsleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    103

    Dressmaker

    40

    Laundress

    30

    Widow

    27

    Weaver

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Mawdsleys in 1921

    Farmer

    120

    Joiner

    63

    Carter

    59

    General Labourer

    52

    Farm Labourer

    51

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