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Origins of the Whitnall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 29Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 1West Midlands 2East 18London 146South East 127South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitnalls lived in london

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    360 Whitnall Travel & migration records
    3,300 Whitnalls found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Whitnalls

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    Common female occupations for Whitnalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Laundress

    8

    Charwoman

    7

    Common male occupations for Whitnalls in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    29

    Farmer

    13

    General Labourer

    13

    Mariner

    12

    Tailor

    11

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