Origins of the Whitehand surname

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    In 1921, most Whitehands lived in london

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    73 Whitehand Travel & migration records
    1,500 Whitehands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whitehand

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    What are the most common Whitehand first names?

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    Common jobs for Whitehands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whitehands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Cotton Weaver

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Charwoman

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Whitehands in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    29

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Tailor

    6

    Distiller

    5

    Farmers Son

    5

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