Origins of the Wood Ward surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 647North West 1059Isle of Man 17Yorkshire 1326East Midlands 1278West Midlands 1576East 639London 2756South East 1018South West 860South Wales 240Mid Wales 19West Wales 6North Wales 69Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wood Wards lived in london

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    19,000 Wood Ward Travel & migration records
    150,000 Wood Wards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wood ward

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    What are the most common Wood ward first names?

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    Common jobs for Wood wards

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

    Common female occupations for Wood wards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    671

    Laundress

    452

    General Servant Domestic

    394

    Domestic Servant

    357

    Living On Own Means

    283

    Common male occupations for Wood wards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    775

    General Labourer

    591

    Coal Miner

    519

    Farmer

    507

    Farm Labourer

    412

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