Origins of the Whensley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 2West Midlands 3EastLondon 6South East 7South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whensleys lived in north-east

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    280 Whensley Travel & migration records
    330 Whensleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whensley

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    Frederick J

    Frederick

    Elizabeth

    Alma

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    Common jobs for Whensleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whensleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    2

    Servant

    2

    Assisting In Business

    1

    Coal Miners Wife

    1

    Cook

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Whensleys in 1921

    Sawyer

    5

    Coal Miner

    4

    Coal Miner Hewer

    3

    Railway Engine Driver

    3

    Butcher

    2

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