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Origins of the Wakeling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 123West Midlands 51East 382London 712South East 250South West 17South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wakelings lived in london

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    1,000 Wakeling Travel & migration records
    12,000 Wakelings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wakeling

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Wakelings

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

    Common female occupations for Wakelings in 1921

    Laundress

    49

    Dressmaker

    39

    Domestic Servant

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Charwoman

    29

    Common male occupations for Wakelings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    85

    General Labourer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    45

    Carpenter

    39

    Bricklayer

    31

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