Origins of the Whilding surname

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    In 1921, most Whildings lived in south-west

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    50 Whilding Travel & migration records
    570 Whildings found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Whildings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whildings in 1921

    House Servant

    4

    Costumier

    3

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Dressmaker

    2

    Farmers Daughter

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Whildings in 1921

    Coal Miner Hewer

    6

    Coal Miner

    5

    General Smith

    5

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    Blacksmith

    4

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