Origins of the Whitelock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 120North West 42Isle of ManYorkshire 169East Midlands 28West Midlands 11East 42London 178South East 85South West 96South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitelocks lived in london

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    1,000 Whitelock Travel & migration records
    9,100 Whitelocks found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Whitelocks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whitelocks in 1921

    Dressmaker

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Housekeeper

    17

    Living On Own Means

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Whitelocks in 1921

    Blacksmith

    35

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Farmer

    26

    General Labourer

    25

    Coal Miner

    24

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