Origins of the Whewell surname

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    In 1921, most Whewells lived in london

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    400 Whewell Travel & migration records
    5,300 Whewells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Whewells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whewells in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    203

    Weaver

    61

    Weaver Cotton

    37

    Cotton Winder

    26

    Housekeeper

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Whewells in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    96

    Coal Miner

    52

    Weaver

    34

    Carter

    19

    Joiner

    15

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