Origins of the Willgress surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 5West MidlandsEast 109London 27South East 13South West 1South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willgresses lived in east

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    39 Willgress Travel & migration records
    1,000 Willgresses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Willgresses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Willgresses in 1921

    Attending School

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Dressmaker

    4

    Housekeeper

    3

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Willgresses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Attending School

    8

    Farm Labourer

    7

    Gardener

    7

    Ordinary Agricultural Labourer

    7

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