Origins of the Wivel surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 1West MidlandsEastLondonSouth EastSouth West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wivels lived in south-west

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    Common jobs for Wivels

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    Commmon female occupations for Wivels in 1921

    Farmers Widow Of 90 Acres Employing 1 Labourer

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    Living On Own Means

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    Commmon male occupations for Wivels in 1921

    Brick Labourer

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    Carpenters

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    Clerks In Trade

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    Gardenboy Domestic

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