Origins of the Wheal surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of Man 6Yorkshire 18East Midlands 14West Midlands 19East 185London 184South East 57South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wheals lived in east

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    240 Wheal Travel & migration records
    3,500 Wheals found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Wheal first names?

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    Common jobs for Wheals

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wheals in 1921

    Laundress

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant

    10

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Wheals in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Carman

    18

    General Labourer

    16

    Shoemaker

    11

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