Origins of the Wedlock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of Man 2Yorkshire 9East Midlands 2West Midlands 1East 52London 52South East 17South West 44South Wales 10Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wedlocks lived in london

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    480 Wedlock Travel & migration records
    2,500 Wedlocks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wedlock

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    What are the most common Wedlock first names?

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    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wedlocks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wedlocks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Laundress

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    House Keeper

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Wedlocks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    39

    Coal Miner Hewer

    14

    Copper Miner

    14

    General Labourer

    14

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

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