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Origins of the Selwood surname

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    In 1921, most Selwoods lived in south-east

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    610 Selwood Travel & migration records
    8,200 Selwoods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Selwood

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    What are the most common Selwood first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Selwoods

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

    Common female occupations for Selwoods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Laundress

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    House Servant

    25

    Common male occupations for Selwoods in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    56

    General Labourer

    41

    Farm Labourer

    35

    Carpenter

    26

    Yeoman

    25

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