Origins of the Wardhaugh surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 119North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 4West MidlandsEast 2London 3South EastSouth West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wardhaughs lived in north-east

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    140 Wardhaugh Travel & migration records
    1,900 Wardhaughs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wardhaughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wardhaughs in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    At Home

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Wife

    5

    Farmer's Daur

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Wardhaughs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    19

    Tailor

    16

    Blacksmith

    11

    Joiner

    10

    Farm Labourer

    9

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