Origins of the Wheelwright surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 151East Midlands 13West Midlands 82East 16London 86South East 33South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wheelwrights lived in yorkshire

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    880 Wheelwright Travel & migration records
    4,200 Wheelwrights found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wheelwright

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    Common jobs for Wheelwrights

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wheelwrights in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Living On Own Means

    13

    None

    12

    Private Means

    11

    Cotton Reeler

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Wheelwrights in 1921

    Farmer

    29

    Grocer

    15

    Cotton Spinner

    10

    Carpenter

    9

    Dock Labourer

    9

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