Origins of the Wellock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 187East Midlands 3West Midlands 5East 1London 95South East 6South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wellocks lived in yorkshire

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    280 Wellock Travel & migration records
    2,900 Wellocks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wellock

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    What are the most common Wellock first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wellocks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wellocks in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    44

    Weaver

    19

    Dressmaker

    12

    Weaver Cotton

    9

    Worsted Weaver

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Wellocks in 1921

    Farmer

    33

    Cotton Weaver

    24

    Farm Servant

    14

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Weaver Cotton

    11

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