Origins of the Midwood surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 24Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 264East MidlandsWest Midlands 2EastLondon 66South East 4South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Midwoods lived in yorkshire

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    380 Midwood Travel & migration records
    3,800 Midwoods found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Midwoods

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    Commmon female occupations for Midwoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Cloth Weaver

    12

    Charwoman

    11

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Midwoods in 1921

    Stone Mason

    34

    Joiner

    10

    Coal Miner

    9

    Mason

    9

    Woollen Spinner

    9

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