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Origins of the Wilcock surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 56North West 138Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 1949East Midlands 75West Midlands 28East 19London 2863South East 41South West 37South Wales 1Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 162Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilcocks lived in london

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    3,000 Wilcock Travel & migration records
    43,000 Wilcocks found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wilcocks

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    Common female occupations for Wilcocks in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    409

    Dressmaker

    156

    Weaver

    154

    House Keeper

    98

    Weaver Cotton

    92

    Common male occupations for Wilcocks in 1921

    Coal Miner

    286

    Cotton Spinner

    171

    Cotton Weaver

    166

    Farmer

    157

    Joiner

    142

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