Origins of the Wigglesworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 16Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 1141East Midlands 32West Midlands 10East 11London 378South East 42South West 7South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wigglesworths lived in yorkshire

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    1,600 Wigglesworth Travel & migration records
    14,000 Wigglesworths found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wigglesworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wigglesworths in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    94

    Dressmaker

    54

    Worsted Weaver

    48

    Worsted Spinner

    39

    Housekeeper

    37

    Commmon male occupations for Wigglesworths in 1921

    Farmer

    54

    Cotton Weaver

    48

    Coal Miner

    45

    Butcher

    44

    General Labourer

    41

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