Origins of the Woollams surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 10Isle of Man 3YorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 41East 25London 37South East 12South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Woollamses lived in west-midlands

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    85 Woollams Travel & migration records
    1,300 Woollamses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Woollams

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    What are the most common Woollams first names?

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Woollamses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woollamses in 1921

    Widow

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    House Keeper

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Woollamses in 1921

    Turner

    19

    Bricklayer

    14

    Farmer

    11

    Yeoman

    10

    Carpenter

    9

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