Origins of the Wheelton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 92Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 17West Midlands 27East 6London 84South East 5South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wheeltons lived in north-west

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    Common jobs for Wheeltons

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    Commmon female occupations for Wheeltons in 1921

    Silk Weaver

    28

    Silk Winder

    15

    Silk Piecer

    10

    Farmers Daughter

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Wheeltons in 1921

    Silk Weaver

    38

    Farmer

    37

    Farmers Son

    15

    Steward

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

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