Origins of the Willsher surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 5West Midlands 1East 315London 235South East 103South West 20South Wales 7Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Willshers lived in east

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    470 Willsher Travel & migration records
    6,300 Willshers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Willsher first names?

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Willshers

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

    Common female occupations for Willshers in 1921

    Laundress

    26

    Dressmaker

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Tailoress

    15

    Tambour Worker

    14

    Common male occupations for Willshers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    65

    Farm Labourer

    30

    General Labourer

    28

    Carpenter

    18

    Carman

    16

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