Origins of the Wadey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 6West Midlands 12East 10London 127South East 323South West 8South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wadeys lived in south-east

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    310 Wadey Travel & migration records
    5,000 Wadeys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Wadey first names?

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    Common jobs for Wadeys

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    Commmon female occupations for Wadeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Laundress

    20

    Housemaid Domestic

    16

    General Servant

    14

    Cook Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Wadeys in 1921

    Carpenter

    64

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Wheelwright

    26

    Bricklayer

    25

    Blacksmith

    23

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