Origins of the Wellstead surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 6East Midlands 6West Midlands 15East 12London 62South East 166South West 145South Wales 20Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wellsteads lived in south-east

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    140 Wellstead Travel & migration records
    3,500 Wellsteads found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wellstead

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    What are the most common Wellstead first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wellsteads

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wellsteads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Glove Knitter

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Private Means

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Wellsteads in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Farm Labourer

    19

    General Labourer

    19

    Farmer

    11

    Carman

    10

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