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Origins of the Wilshire surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 60East Midlands 16West Midlands 31East 42London 96South East 61South West 115South Wales 24Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wilshires lived in south-west

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    610 Wilshire Travel & migration records
    6,000 Wilshires found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wilshire

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    What are the most common Wilshire first names?

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    Common jobs for Wilshires

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

    Common female occupations for Wilshires in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Laundress

    17

    Domestic Servant

    16

    General Servant

    13

    Charwoman

    12

    Common male occupations for Wilshires in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    54

    Coal Miner

    35

    Carpenter

    22

    Farm Labourer

    17

    General Labourer

    16

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