Origins of the Westcott surname

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    In 1921, most Westcotts lived in south-west

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    3,100 Westcott Travel & migration records
    20,000 Westcotts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Westcott

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    Common jobs for Westcotts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Westcotts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    133

    Laundress

    73

    Domestic Servant

    66

    General Servant Domestic

    47

    House Servant

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Westcotts in 1921

    Carpenter

    128

    Farmer

    82

    Agricultural Labourer

    65

    Farmers Son

    65

    Tailor

    65

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