Origins of the Scholefield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 32Isle of ManYorkshire 324East Midlands 17West Midlands 14East 10London 196South East 38South West 13South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scholefields lived in yorkshire

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    890 Scholefield Travel & migration records
    8,500 Scholefields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scholefield

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    Common jobs for Scholefields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Scholefields in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    31

    Private Means

    23

    Worsted Weaver

    23

    Dressmaker

    22

    Woollen Weaver

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Scholefields in 1921

    Coal Miner

    37

    Yeoman

    36

    Joiner

    27

    Clothier

    25

    Husbandman

    20

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