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Origins of the Woolard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 30East Midlands 15West Midlands 2East 47London 106South East 56South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woolards lived in london

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    390 Woolard Travel & migration records
    3,500 Woolards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woolard

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    What are the most common Woolard first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Woolards

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

    Common female occupations for Woolards in 1921

    Laundress

    20

    Dressmaker

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    General Servant

    10

    Charwoman

    7

    Common male occupations for Woolards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    Farm Hands

    28

    General Farmers

    17

    Bricklayer

    14

    General Labourer

    14

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