Origins of the Wookey surname

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    In 1921, most Wookeys lived in south-west

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    550 Wookey Travel & migration records
    5,000 Wookeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wookey

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    Common jobs for Wookeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wookeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant

    11

    Tailoress

    11

    Farmers Wife

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Wookeys in 1921

    Farmer

    37

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    General Labourer

    26

    Farm Labourer

    18

    Farmers Son

    17

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