Origins of the Waltham surname

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    In 1921, most Walthams lived in east-midlands

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    250 Waltham Travel & migration records
    4,200 Walthams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Walthams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Walthams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant

    20

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Walthams in 1921

    Farmer

    43

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Baker

    17

    Bricklayer

    15

    Coal Miner

    14

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