Origins of the Wheeldon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 157Isle of ManYorkshire 119East Midlands 558West Midlands 427East 27London 412South East 35South West 24South Wales 12Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 12Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wheeldons lived in east-midlands

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    730 Wheeldon Travel & migration records
    16,000 Wheeldons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wheeldon

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    Common jobs for Wheeldons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wheeldons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    51

    Laundress

    36

    Domestic Servant

    34

    Charwoman

    33

    General Servant

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Wheeldons in 1921

    Farmer

    92

    Joiner

    78

    General Labourer

    61

    Agricultural Labourer

    57

    Coal Miner

    51

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