Origins of the Winmill surname

About the Winmills

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 12West Midlands 46East 22London 45South East 33South West 23South Wales 41Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Winmills lived in west-midlands

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    240 Winmill Travel & migration records
    1,800 Winmills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Winmill

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    What are the most common Winmill first names?

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    Gladys

    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Winmills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Winmills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Dress Maker

    4

    Lace Maker

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Winmills in 1921

    General Labourer

    13

    Farm Labourer

    9

    Butcher

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Coal Miner

    6

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