Origins of the Molesworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 37West Midlands 92East 9London 25South East 17South West 16South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Molesworths lived in west-midlands

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    830 Molesworth Travel & migration records
    2,500 Molesworths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Molesworth

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    Common jobs for Molesworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Molesworths in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    29

    Laundress

    12

    Private Means

    11

    Dressmaker

    9

    Annuitant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Molesworths in 1921

    Farmer

    16

    House Painter

    10

    Solicitor

    10

    Wheelwright

    10

    Living On Own Means

    7

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