Origins of the Winlaw surname

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    In 1921, most Winlaws lived in south-east

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    51 Winlaw Travel & migration records
    250 Winlaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Winlaw

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    What are the most common Winlaw first names?

    William

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    Margaret

    Jane

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    Common jobs for Winlaws

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

    Commmon female occupations for Winlaws in 1921

    Housekeeper

    3

    At Home

    2

    Living On Interest Of Money

    2

    None

    2

    Teacher

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Winlaws in 1921

    Sawyer

    6

    Shipwright

    4

    Bank Clerk

    2

    Butler

    2

    Coal Merchant

    2

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