Origins of the Wheway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 44East Midlands 33West Midlands 67East 4London 16South East 23South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wheways lived in west-midlands

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    150 Wheway Travel & migration records
    1,900 Wheways found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Wheway first names?

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    Common jobs for Wheways

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wheways in 1921

    Ribbon Weaver

    9

    Silk Weaver

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    House Keeper

    5

    Worsted Weaver

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Wheways in 1921

    Railway Clerk

    18

    Railway Signalman

    8

    Clerk

    7

    Baker

    6

    Manufacturing Optician

    6

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