Origins of the Watmough surname

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    In 1921, most Watmoughs lived in yorkshire

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    720 Watmough Travel & migration records
    7,500 Watmoughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Watmough

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    Common jobs for Watmoughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Watmoughs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    57

    Dressmaker

    34

    Weaver

    28

    Worsted Weaver

    26

    House Keeper

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Watmoughs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    27

    Farmer

    24

    Joiner

    22

    Butcher

    21

    Cotton Spinner

    19

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