Origins of the Wheater surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 250East Midlands 14West Midlands 6East 10London 26South East 20South West 8South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wheaters lived in yorkshire

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    380 Wheater Travel & migration records
    3,700 Wheaters found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wheaters

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    Common female occupations for Wheaters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Milliner

    12

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Farmer

    10

    Worsted Weaver

    10

    Common male occupations for Wheaters in 1921

    Farmer

    26

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Plasterer

    15

    Farmers Son

    13

    General Labourer

    9

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