Origins of the Wellard surname

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    In 1921, most Wellards lived in south-east

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    410 Wellard Travel & migration records
    6,700 Wellards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wellard

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    What are the most common Wellard first names?

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    Common jobs for Wellards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wellards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Laundress

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    House Servant

    20

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Wellards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    57

    Bricklayer

    48

    Farm Labourer

    37

    Gardener

    37

    General Labourer

    33

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