Origins of the Whitehill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 10Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 5West Midlands 4East 3London 84South East 9South West 8South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitehills lived in london

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    750 Whitehill Travel & migration records
    2,300 Whitehills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whitehill

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    Common jobs for Whitehills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whitehills in 1921

    Cotton Winder

    11

    Cotton Weaver

    8

    Dressmaker

    7

    Housekeeper

    7

    General Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Whitehills in 1921

    Carter

    16

    Turner

    12

    Weaver

    12

    Mason

    10

    Bricklayer

    8

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