Origins of the Welling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 6West Midlands 23East 72London 191South East 84South West 15South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wellings lived in london

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    910 Welling Travel & migration records
    4,400 Wellings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Welling

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    What are the most common Welling first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wellings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wellings in 1921

    Laundress

    20

    Dressmaker

    15

    Servant

    12

    Straw Plaiter

    12

    Tailoress

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Wellings in 1921

    General Labourer

    31

    Carpenter

    17

    Gardener

    16

    Tailor

    15

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    14

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