Origins of the Wolstencroft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 66East Midlands 10West Midlands 7East 5London 1249South East 16South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wolstencrofts lived in london

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    800 Wolstencroft Travel & migration records
    10,000 Wolstencrofts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wolstencrofts

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

    Common female occupations for Wolstencrofts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    153

    Cotton Winder

    56

    Weaver Cotton

    46

    House Keeper

    32

    Cotton Reeler

    28

    Common male occupations for Wolstencrofts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    184

    Cotton Spinner

    61

    Cotton Piecer

    35

    General Labourer

    33

    Coal Miner Hewer

    32

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