Origins of the Woodfine surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 103Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 10West Midlands 23East 5London 86South East 46South West 7South Wales 3Mid Wales 12West Wales 1North Wales 61Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodfines lived in north-west

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    Common jobs for Woodfines

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    Commmon female occupations for Woodfines in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Domestic Servant

    8

    None

    8

    Pauper

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Woodfines in 1921

    Coal Miner

    42

    Farmer

    32

    General Labourer

    20

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Carter

    10

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