Origins of the Swadling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 9Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 2West Midlands 19East 17London 71South East 80South West 6South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Swadlings lived in south-east

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    150 Swadling Travel & migration records
    2,800 Swadlings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Swadling

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    Common jobs for Swadlings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Swadlings in 1921

    Laundress

    19

    Dressmaker

    17

    Charwoman

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Swadlings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Farm Labourer

    15

    Sawyer

    15

    General Labourer

    13

    Bricklayer

    10

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