Origins of the Wigley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 133Isle of ManYorkshire 223East Midlands 317West Midlands 241East 45London 267South East 227South West 128South Wales 25Mid Wales 69West WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wigleys lived in east-midlands

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    1,800 Wigley Travel & migration records
    20,000 Wigleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wigley

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    Common jobs for Wigleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wigleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    73

    Laundress

    46

    General Servant Domestic

    45

    Domestic Servant

    41

    Housekeeper

    38

    Commmon male occupations for Wigleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    92

    General Labourer

    82

    Farmer

    80

    Carpenter

    68

    Agricultural Labourer

    66

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