Origins of the Tweddell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 177North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 31East Midlands 6West Midlands 2East 4London 36South East 3South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tweddells lived in north-east

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    520 Tweddell Travel & migration records
    2,900 Tweddells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Tweddells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tweddells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Private Means

    10

    Farmer

    9

    Farmers Wife

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Tweddells in 1921

    Farmer

    29

    Coal Miner

    21

    Joiner

    11

    Blacksmith

    10

    General Labourer

    9

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