Origins of the Wooller surname

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    In 1921, most Woollers lived in london

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    250 Wooller Travel & migration records
    3,400 Woollers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Woollers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Woollers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Cotton Weaver

    13

    Worsted Spinner

    8

    Worsted Weaver

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Woollers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Carpenter

    14

    Shepherd

    13

    Bricklayer

    12

    Carman

    11

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