Origins of the Wittingham surname

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    In 1921, most Wittinghams lived in london

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    97 Wittingham Travel & migration records
    1,300 Wittinghams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wittingham

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    Common jobs for Wittinghams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wittinghams in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    House Servant

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Wittinghams in 1921

    Coal Miner

    12

    Bricklayer

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Carter

    9

    Blacksmith

    7

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