Origins of the Witnall surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 1West Midlands 24EastLondonSouth East 4South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Witnalls lived in west-midlands

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    4 Witnall Travel & migration records
    260 Witnalls found in all Census records

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Witnalls

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    Common female occupations for Witnalls in 1921

    Lacquerer

    2

    Nil

    2

    Agricultural Labourer Wife

    1

    Annuitant

    1

    Assistant In Fish Business

    1

    Common male occupations for Witnalls in 1921

    Brass Dresser

    4

    Brass Founder

    4

    Agricultural Laborer

    2

    Brass Turner

    2

    Cook

    2

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