Origins of the Welbourn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 125East Midlands 166West Midlands 14East 17London 30South East 15South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Welbourns lived in east-midlands

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    230 Welbourn Travel & migration records
    4,100 Welbourns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Welbourn

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    What are the most common Welbourn first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Welbourns

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

    Commmon female occupations for Welbourns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant

    9

    House Servant

    9

    Housekeeper

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Welbourns in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    49

    General Labourer

    19

    Farm Labourer

    17

    Carpenter

    13

    Shepherd

    13

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