Origins of the Waistell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 199North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 6West MidlandsEast 9London 33South East 3South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Waistells lived in north-east

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    75 Waistell Travel & migration records
    1,900 Waistells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Waistells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Waistells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    8

    Living On Own Means

    6

    Dairy Maid

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Housekeeper

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Waistells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    18

    Coal Miner Hewer

    14

    Wheelwright

    11

    Joiner

    8

    Colliery Labourer

    7

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