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Origins of the Whicher surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 5East MidlandsWest Midlands 8East 4London 40South East 34South West 6South WalesMid Wales 6West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whichers lived in london

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    130 Whicher Travel & migration records
    1,200 Whichers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whicher

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    Common jobs for Whichers

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

    Common female occupations for Whichers in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Lab

    5

    Widow

    5

    Annuitant

    4

    At Home

    4

    Common male occupations for Whichers in 1921

    Butcher

    14

    Farmer

    6

    Coachman

    5

    Surgeon

    5

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

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