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Origins of the Wilshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 55Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 139East Midlands 66West Midlands 754East 17London 225South East 15South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilshaws lived in west-midlands

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    550 Wilshaw Travel & migration records
    8,800 Wilshaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wilshaw

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    Common jobs for Wilshaws

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    Common female occupations for Wilshaws in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    House Servant

    19

    Cotton Weaver

    17

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Housekeeper

    14

    Common male occupations for Wilshaws in 1921

    Coal Miner

    73

    Coal Miner Hewer

    53

    Farmer

    28

    Carter

    19

    General Labourer

    19

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