Origins of the Windle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 50North West 10Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 1015East Midlands 145West Midlands 27East 54London 643South East 62South West 23South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Windles lived in yorkshire

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    2,200 Windle Travel & migration records
    17,000 Windles found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Windles

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

    Common female occupations for Windles in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    191

    Weaver Cotton

    87

    Weaver

    67

    Dressmaker

    46

    Cotton Winder

    40

    Common male occupations for Windles in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    142

    Iron Moulder

    64

    Weaver Cotton

    55

    Coal Miner

    54

    General Labourer

    51

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