Origins of the Tweddle surname

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    In 1921, most Tweddles lived in north-east

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    810 Tweddle Travel & migration records
    10,000 Tweddles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tweddle

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    Common jobs for Tweddles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tweddles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Domestic Servant

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Housekeeper

    25

    Farmers Daughter

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Tweddles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    99

    Coal Miner Hewer

    66

    Farmer

    65

    Farmers Son

    42

    General Labourer

    38

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