Origins of the Whent surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 2West Midlands 9East 95London 33South East 13South West 4South Wales 36Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whents lived in east

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    220 Whent Travel & migration records
    1,600 Whents found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Whent first names?

    William

    James

    Elizabeth

    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Whents

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whents in 1921

    Tailoress

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    House Servant

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Dressmaker

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Whents in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Coal Miner Hewer

    17

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Coal Miner

    10

    Coal Hewer

    6

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