Origins of the Thewlis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 66North West 26Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 550East Midlands 4West Midlands 6East 3London 128South East 3South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Thewlises lived in yorkshire

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    450 Thewlis Travel & migration records
    6,300 Thewlises found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Thewlises

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

    Commmon female occupations for Thewlises in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    62

    Cotton Weaver

    15

    Dressmaker

    15

    Cloth Weaver

    14

    Weaver

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Thewlises in 1921

    Coal Miner

    43

    Woollen Weaver

    38

    Coal Miner Hewer

    22

    Fancy Weaver

    20

    Cloth Finisher

    15

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