Origins of the Wiltshaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest Midlands 18EastLondon 4South East 2South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wiltshaws lived in west-midlands

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    Common jobs for Wiltshaws

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    Common female occupations for Wiltshaws in 1921

    General Servant

    4

    Housekeeper

    2

    Laundress

    2

    Living On Her Own Means

    2

    Potters Sponger

    2

    Common male occupations for Wiltshaws in 1921

    Coal Miner

    6

    Carter

    3

    Farm Labourer

    3

    General Labourer

    3

    Hawker

    3

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