Origins of the Wooldridge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 18Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 90East Midlands 22West Midlands 430East 113London 374South East 321South West 177South Wales 39Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wooldridges lived in west-midlands

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    1,500 Wooldridge Travel & migration records
    17,000 Wooldridges found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wooldridge

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    Common jobs for Wooldridges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wooldridges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    80

    General Servant Domestic

    54

    Laundress

    50

    Nail Maker

    50

    Domestic Servant

    41

    Commmon male occupations for Wooldridges in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    96

    Carpenter

    57

    Farmer

    53

    Farm Labourer

    50

    General Labourer

    50

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