Origins of the Willdig surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 21Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 17West Midlands 30EastLondon 12South EastSouth West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willdigs lived in west-midlands

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    31 Willdig Travel & migration records
    650 Willdigs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Willdigs

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

    Common female occupations for Willdigs in 1921

    Embroiderer

    2

    General Domestic Servant

    2

    School Teacher

    2

    Schoolmistress

    2

    Shoe Hand Finisher

    2

    Common male occupations for Willdigs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Bricklayer

    3

    Platelayer

    3

    Shoe Finisher

    3

    Ag Labor

    2

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