Origins of the Woodroffe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 34East Midlands 30West Midlands 68East 63London 217South East 113South West 41South Wales 14Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woodroffes lived in london

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    900 Woodroffe Travel & migration records
    7,100 Woodroffes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woodroffe

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    Common jobs for Woodroffes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woodroffes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Widow

    26

    Living On Own Means

    24

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Laundress

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Woodroffes in 1921

    Carpenter

    38

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Clerk

    27

    Gentleman

    27

    Farmer

    24

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