Origins of the Whitwam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 493East Midlands 3West Midlands 1EastLondon 28South East 3South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitwams lived in yorkshire

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    160 Whitwam Travel & migration records
    5,400 Whitwams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Whitwams

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    Commmon female occupations for Whitwams in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    92

    Weaver

    17

    Woollen Warper

    17

    Woollen Winder

    15

    Woollen Mender

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Whitwams in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    185

    Woollen Piecer

    36

    Weaver

    19

    Woolen Weaver

    18

    Fancy Woollen Weaver

    16

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