Origins of the Whitbread surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 42East Midlands 46West Midlands 24East 279London 377South East 135South West 29South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitbreads lived in london

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    750 Whitbread Travel & migration records
    12,000 Whitbreads found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Whitbread first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Whitbreads

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    Commmon female occupations for Whitbreads in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    Lace Maker

    46

    Domestic Servant

    45

    Laundress

    42

    General Servant Domestic

    40

    Commmon male occupations for Whitbreads in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    129

    Farm Labourer

    74

    General Labourer

    65

    Bricklayer

    36

    Blacksmith

    34

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