Origins of the Winstanley surname

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    In 1921, most Winstanleys lived in london

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    3,200 Winstanley Travel & migration records
    33,000 Winstanleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Winstanleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Winstanleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    176

    Dressmaker

    130

    Housekeeper

    70

    Weaver

    65

    House Keeper

    61

    Commmon male occupations for Winstanleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    456

    Coal Miner Hewer

    261

    Collier

    103

    General Labourer

    93

    Carter

    81

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