Origins of the Woodhall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 172North West 45Isle of ManYorkshire 261East Midlands 28West Midlands 501East 32London 165South East 35South West 25South Wales 12Mid Wales 4West Wales 1North Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodhalls lived in west-midlands

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    1,100 Woodhall Travel & migration records
    12,000 Woodhalls found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woodhall

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    What are the most common Woodhall first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Woodhalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woodhalls in 1921

    Dressmaker

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    General Servant

    28

    House Servant

    27

    Tailoress

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Woodhalls in 1921

    Coal Miner

    72

    General Labourer

    52

    Agricultural Labourer

    39

    Coal Miner Hewer

    33

    Butcher

    31

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