Origins of the Wheelhouse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 59North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 427East Midlands 89West Midlands 7East 9London 101South East 16South West 5South WalesMid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wheelhouses lived in yorkshire

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    460 Wheelhouse Travel & migration records
    7,500 Wheelhouses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wheelhouse

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    What are the most common Wheelhouse first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Wheelhouses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wheelhouses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Housekeeper

    18

    House Keeper

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Living On Own Means

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Wheelhouses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    42

    Joiner

    29

    Butcher

    23

    Corn Miller

    20

    Coal Miner Hewer

    19

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