Origins of the Windless surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 2South East 19South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Windlesses lived in south-east

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    3 Windless Travel & migration records
    240 Windlesses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Windless

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    What are the most common Windless first names?

    George

    Ambrose

    Annie

    Matilda

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    Common jobs for Windlesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Windlesses in 1921

    Assisting In Business

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    At Home

    1

    Aug Labourer Wife

    1

    Cook (Domestic)

    1

    General Servant Domestic

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Windlesses in 1921

    Carter

    4

    Farm Hands

    4

    General Labourer

    4

    Labourer On Farm

    3

    Bricklayer

    2

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