Origins of the Woolhouse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 396East Midlands 40West Midlands 15East 13London 81South East 56South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woolhouses lived in yorkshire

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    400 Woolhouse Travel & migration records
    6,800 Woolhouses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woolhouse

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    What are the most common Woolhouse first names?

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    Common jobs for Woolhouses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woolhouses in 1921

    Wife

    52

    Legitimate

    34

    Cutler

    29

    Grinder

    29

    Domestic Servant

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Woolhouses in 1921

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    71

    Cutler

    49

    Legitimate

    40

    File Cutter

    39

    Grinder

    39

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