Origins of the Wones surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 2West Midlands 10East 43London 4South East 9South West 1South WalesMid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woneses lived in east

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    65 Wones Travel & migration records
    450 Woneses found in all Census records

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    Mary Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Woneses

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    Commmon female occupations for Woneses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    3

    Living On Own Means

    3

    Dress Maker

    2

    Dressmaker

    2

    Agricultural Labourers Widow

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Woneses in 1921

    Carpenter

    15

    Farm Labourer

    4

    Coal Master

    3

    Stone Miner

    3

    Builders Clerk

    2

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