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Origins of the Ottewell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 7Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 43East Midlands 156West Midlands 47East 4London 18South East 31South West 1South WalesMid Wales 6West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ottewells lived in east-midlands

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    180 Ottewell Travel & migration records
    2,600 Ottewells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ottewell

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    Common jobs for Ottewells

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

    Common female occupations for Ottewells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Dress Maker

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    House Keeper

    4

    Common male occupations for Ottewells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    25

    Farmer

    14

    Painter

    13

    Coal Miner Hewer

    10

    Bricklayer

    6

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