Origins of the Witham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 132East Midlands 106West Midlands 19East 237London 447South East 154South West 14South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Withams lived in london

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    1,100 Witham Travel & migration records
    12,000 Withams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Withams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Withams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    Living On Own Means

    37

    Laundress

    36

    Domestic Servant

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Commmon male occupations for Withams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    78

    Blacksmith

    35

    General Labourer

    33

    Farmer

    31

    Carpenter

    29

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