Origins of the Wakelam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 34Isle of ManYorkshire 43East Midlands 16West Midlands 249East 7London 19South East 5South West 11South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wakelams lived in west-midlands

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    220 Wakelam Travel & migration records
    3,600 Wakelams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wakelams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wakelams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Brickmaker

    5

    Nailer

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Wakelams in 1921

    Coal Miner

    26

    Coal Miner Hewer

    17

    Carpenter

    12

    Locksmith

    12

    General Labourer

    10

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