Origins of the Wandless surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 92North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 33East MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 12London 6South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wandlesses lived in north-east

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    210 Wandless Travel & migration records
    1,800 Wandlesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wandless

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wandlesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wandlesses in 1921

    General Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    House Servant

    5

    Cordwainer

    4

    Joiner

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Wandlesses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    47

    Coal Miner Hewer

    23

    Weaver

    8

    Blacksmith

    7

    Coal Trimmer

    7

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