Origins of the Wigstead surname

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    In 1921, most Wigsteads lived in east-midlands

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    1 Wigstead Travel & migration records
    53 Wigsteads found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wigsteads

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wigsteads in 1921

    Cook Domestic

    1

    Factory Winder

    1

    Gen Serv

    1

    General Domestic

    1

    General Servant

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Wigsteads in 1921

    Coal Miner

    4

    Colliery Labourer

    2

    Painter

    2

    Coal Miner (Hewer)

    1

    Druggist

    1

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