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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 7West Midlands 121East 21London 23South East 10South West 9South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willetses lived in west-midlands

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    610 Willets Travel & migration records
    2,900 Willetses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Willets

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    Common jobs for Willetses

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

    Common female occupations for Willetses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Nail Maker

    8

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Common male occupations for Willetses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    19

    Blacksmith

    18

    Miner

    10

    Farmer

    9

    Butcher

    8

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