Origins of the Windmill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 56East Midlands 9West Midlands 59East 51London 124South East 74South West 45South Wales 18Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Windmills lived in london

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    220 Windmill Travel & migration records
    5,000 Windmills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Windmill

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    We have for the Windmill surname. The oldest one dates back to 1194.

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    What are the most common Windmill first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Windmills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Windmills in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    31

    Laundress

    17

    Dressmaker

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Windmills in 1921

    Coal Miner

    49

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    General Labourer

    26

    Butcher

    23

    Farm Labourer

    15

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