Origins of the Willacy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 16Isle of ManYorkshire 15East MidlandsWest Midlands 6East 11London 356South East 3South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willacys lived in london

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    170 Willacy Travel & migration records
    3,100 Willacys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Willacy

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    Common jobs for Willacys

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

    Common female occupations for Willacys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    73

    Weaver

    29

    Weaver Cotton

    19

    House Keeper

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Common male occupations for Willacys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    25

    Cotton Spinner

    22

    Fisherman

    22

    Farmer

    16

    Weaver

    16

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