Origins of the Wheildon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 27West Midlands 17EastLondon 18South East 7South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wheildons lived in east-midlands

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    120 Wheildon Travel & migration records
    1,100 Wheildons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wheildons

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    Commmon female occupations for Wheildons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    8

    Silk Winder

    4

    Farmer Daughter

    3

    Farmers Daughter

    3

    Living On Own Means

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Wheildons in 1921

    Farmer

    11

    Brewers Labourer

    4

    Commercial Traveller

    4

    Cooper

    4

    Farm Labourer

    4

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