Origins of the Wrigglesworth surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 543East Midlands 28West Midlands 10East 20London 100South East 41South West 9South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wrigglesworths lived in yorkshire

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    450 Wrigglesworth Travel & migration records
    8,400 Wrigglesworths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wrigglesworth

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    Common jobs for Wrigglesworths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wrigglesworths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    General Servant

    24

    Domestic Servant

    23

    Dress Maker

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Wrigglesworths in 1921

    General Labourer

    39

    Bricklayer

    37

    Butcher

    28

    Farm Labourer

    27

    Coal Miner

    26

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