Origins of the Wigham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 484North West 46Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 1West Midlands 4East 2London 40South East 10South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wighams lived in north-east

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    700 Wigham Travel & migration records
    6,100 Wighams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wigham

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    Common jobs for Wighams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wighams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Cotton Weaver

    10

    Farmer

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Wighams in 1921

    Coal Miner

    164

    Coal Miner Hewer

    56

    Farmer

    30

    General Labourer

    23

    Coal Hewer

    14

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