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Origins of the Willars surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 26East Midlands 122West Midlands 17East 5London 3South East 17South West 4South Wales 10Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willarses lived in east-midlands

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    88 Willars Travel & migration records
    1,400 Willarses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Willars

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    What are the most common Willars first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Willarses

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

    Common female occupations for Willarses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Elastic Weaver

    3

    Farmers Wife

    3

    House Wife

    3

    Common male occupations for Willarses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    19

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Coal Miner Hewer

    7

    Butcher

    5

    General Labourer

    5

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