Origins of the Whinham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 74North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 4West Midlands 1EastLondon 4South East 4South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whinhams lived in north-east

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    51 Whinham Travel & migration records
    1,300 Whinhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whinham

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    What are the most common Whinham first names?

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    Common jobs for Whinhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whinhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Servant

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Whinhams in 1921

    Mason

    8

    Tailor

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    General Cartman

    6

    Builder

    5

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