Origins of the Wagstaffe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 115East Midlands 94West Midlands 58East 13London 188South East 24South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wagstaffes lived in london

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    350 Wagstaffe Travel & migration records
    5,400 Wagstaffes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wagstaffes

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

    Common female occupations for Wagstaffes in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    25

    Dressmaker

    23

    Cotton Weaver

    21

    Domestic Servant

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Common male occupations for Wagstaffes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    37

    Grocer

    31

    Farmer

    26

    Butcher

    22

    Carter

    21

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