Origins of the Westall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 5West Midlands 22East 42London 269South East 215South West 63South WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Westalls lived in london

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    1,100 Westall Travel & migration records
    7,800 Westalls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Westall

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    What are the most common Westall first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Westalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Westalls in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    85

    Laundress

    30

    Servant

    27

    Weaver Cotton

    25

    Dressmaker

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Westalls in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    46

    General Labourer

    36

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Farmer

    23

    Carpenter

    20

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