Origins of the Mellows surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 3Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 94East Midlands 148West Midlands 29East 7London 75South East 52South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mellowses lived in east-midlands

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    280 Mellows Travel & migration records
    5,000 Mellowses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mellowses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mellowses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Dress Maker

    13

    House Servant

    12

    Lace Mender

    11

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Mellowses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    40

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Baker

    23

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Coal Miner Hewer

    18

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