Origins of the Woodhams surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 28North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 58West Midlands 28East 40London 228South East 360South West 11South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodhamses lived in south-east

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    920 Woodhams Travel & migration records
    8,700 Woodhamses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woodhams

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Woodhamses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woodhamses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Living On Own Means

    32

    Laundress

    31

    Cook Domestic

    20

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Woodhamses in 1921

    Gardener

    57

    General Labourer

    52

    Agricultural Labourer

    47

    Carpenter

    33

    Baker

    28

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