Origins of the Whelans surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 1South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whelanses lived in north-east

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    66 Whelans Travel & migration records
    140 Whelanses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whelans

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    Common jobs for Whelanses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whelanses in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Silk Winder

    2

    Cleaner

    1

    Cook

    1

    Cook Domestic

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    Commmon male occupations for Whelanses in 1921

    Cotton Pricer

    3

    Boilermaker

    2

    Carpenter

    2

    Carrier

    2

    Day Labourer

    2

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