Origins of the Wilsher surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 49North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 40East Midlands 14West MidlandsEast 162London 234South East 90South West 24South Wales 40Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilshers lived in london

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    350 Wilsher Travel & migration records
    6,100 Wilshers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wilshers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wilshers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Laundress

    29

    Domestic Servant

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Wilshers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    53

    Farm Labourer

    44

    Carpenter

    24

    General Labourer

    24

    Baker

    15

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