Origins of the Twidale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 44East Midlands 106West Midlands 1East 8London 53South East 6South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest Wales 4North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Twidales lived in east-midlands

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    180 Twidale Travel & migration records
    2,300 Twidales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Twidale

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    Common jobs for Twidales

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

    Commmon female occupations for Twidales in 1921

    Spinster

    13

    Dressmaker

    9

    Farmers Wife

    9

    Farmers Daughter

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Twidales in 1921

    Farmer

    21

    Farmers Son

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Joiner

    11

    Tailor

    11

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