Origins of the Wildsmith surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 53North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 365East Midlands 71West Midlands 65East 23London 47South East 30South West 17South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wildsmiths lived in yorkshire

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    370 Wildsmith Travel & migration records
    6,700 Wildsmiths found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wildsmiths

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    Commmon female occupations for Wildsmiths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Charwoman

    10

    General Servant

    9

    Seamstress

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Wildsmiths in 1921

    Coal Miner

    45

    Butcher

    35

    Farmer

    34

    Razor Grinder

    31

    Coal Miner Hewer

    18

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