Origins of the Wooles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 3East MidlandsWest Midlands 13EastLondon 16South East 4South West 51South Wales 31Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wooleses lived in south-west

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    100 Wooles Travel & migration records
    810 Wooleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wooles

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    Common jobs for Wooleses

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

    Common female occupations for Wooleses in 1921

    Charwoman

    4

    Cook Domestic

    4

    General Servant

    3

    Living On Own Means

    3

    Cook

    2

    Common male occupations for Wooleses in 1921

    Plasterer

    11

    Tailor

    6

    Baker

    4

    Confectioner

    3

    Farm Labourer

    3

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