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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 53West Midlands 39East 13London 160South East 50South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilmores lived in london

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    340 Wilmore Travel & migration records
    3,700 Wilmores found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wilmores

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    Common female occupations for Wilmores in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    43

    Weaver Cotton

    13

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant

    10

    House Servant

    10

    Common male occupations for Wilmores in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Weaver

    14

    Farmer

    13

    Blacksmith

    9

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