Origins of the Whapham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 6East MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 12South East 35South West 8South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whaphams lived in south-east

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    59 Whapham Travel & migration records
    660 Whaphams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whapham

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Whaphams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whaphams in 1921

    Retired Dyer

    4

    Dress Maker

    2

    Dressmaker

    2

    Farmers Daughter Dairy Work

    2

    Female Sorting Assistant London

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Whaphams in 1921

    Carpenter

    11

    Cooper

    8

    Butcher

    5

    Farmers Son

    4

    Tailor

    4

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