Origins of the Scholfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 20Isle of ManYorkshire 293East Midlands 13West Midlands 6East 13London 269South East 21South West 3South WalesMid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scholfields lived in yorkshire

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    1,300 Scholfield Travel & migration records
    8,400 Scholfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scholfield

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    Common jobs for Scholfields

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

    Commmon female occupations for Scholfields in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    127

    Weaver Cotton

    62

    House Keeper

    34

    Living On Own Means

    32

    Dressmaker

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Scholfields in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    75

    Yeoman

    55

    Coal Miner

    44

    Cotton Spinner

    36

    Joiner

    34

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