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Origins of the Shimwell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 51East Midlands 149West Midlands 6East 4London 31South East 7South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shimwells lived in east-midlands

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    84 Shimwell Travel & migration records
    1,900 Shimwells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shimwell

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    What are the most common Shimwell first names?

    William

    Thomas

    Elizabeth

    Hannah

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    Common jobs for Shimwells

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

    Common female occupations for Shimwells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Lace Runer

    7

    Domestic

    6

    Farmer

    5

    At Home

    4

    Common male occupations for Shimwells in 1921

    Lead Miner

    27

    Farmer

    11

    Stone Mason

    10

    Wheelwright

    10

    Coal Miner

    8

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