Origins of the Wanklyn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 6West Midlands 42East 6London 17South East 12South West 37South Wales 39Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wanklyns lived in west-midlands

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    360 Wanklyn Travel & migration records
    1,000 Wanklyns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wanklyn

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    William

    J. Alfred

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Wanklyns

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    Commmon female occupations for Wanklyns in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Private Means

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Living On Her Own Means

    4

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Wanklyns in 1921

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Farm Labourer

    8

    Coal Miner

    4

    Blacksmith

    3

    Brush Maker

    3

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