Origins of the Wedlake surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 10West Midlands 7East 15London 77South East 49South West 122South Wales 12Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wedlakes lived in south-west

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    570 Wedlake Travel & migration records
    4,100 Wedlakes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wedlake

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    What are the most common Wedlake first names?

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    Common jobs for Wedlakes

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

    Common female occupations for Wedlakes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    House Servant

    15

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Cook Domestic

    11

    Common male occupations for Wedlakes in 1921

    Master

    56

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Mate

    24

    Farmer

    18

    Farm Labourer

    15

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