Origins of the Wormsley surname

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    In 1921, most Wormsleys lived in east-midlands

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    110 Wormsley Travel & migration records
    860 Wormsleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wormsley

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    Common jobs for Wormsleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wormsleys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

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    General Servant Domestic

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Charwoman

    3

    Dressmaker

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Wormsleys in 1921

    Carpenter

    12

    Coal Miner

    11

    Joiner

    8

    Tailor

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

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