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Origins of the Wiltshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest Midlands 18EastLondon 4South East 2South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wiltshaws lived in west-midlands

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    380 Wiltshaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wiltshaw

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    Common jobs for Wiltshaws

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

    Common female occupations for Wiltshaws in 1921

    General Servant

    4

    Housekeeper

    2

    Laundress

    2

    Living On Her Own Means

    2

    Potters Sponger

    2

    Common male occupations for Wiltshaws in 1921

    Coal Miner

    6

    Carter

    3

    Farm Labourer

    3

    General Labourer

    3

    Hawker

    3

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