Origins of the Westmoreland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 38North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 437East Midlands 61West Midlands 18East 6London 36South East 27South West 1South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Westmorelands lived in yorkshire

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    520 Westmoreland Travel & migration records
    5,400 Westmorelands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Westmoreland

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    Common jobs for Westmorelands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Westmorelands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Tailoress

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Westmorelands in 1921

    Coal Miner

    92

    Farm Hands

    45

    Coal Miner Hewer

    42

    General Farmers

    33

    Joiner

    27

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