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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 108East Midlands 9West Midlands 5East 5London 42South East 7South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilburns lived in yorkshire

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    360 Wilburn Travel & migration records
    2,800 Wilburns found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wilburns

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    Common female occupations for Wilburns in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Housekeeper

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    House Servant

    5

    Servant

    5

    Common male occupations for Wilburns in 1921

    Farm Hands

    49

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    39

    General Farmers

    23

    General Labourer

    16

    Master

    12

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