Origins of the Wooliscroft surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 21West Midlands 53EastLondon 3South East 2South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wooliscrofts lived in west-midlands

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    150 Wooliscroft Travel & migration records
    1,700 Wooliscrofts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wooliscroft

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Wooliscrofts

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

    Common female occupations for Wooliscrofts in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    5

    Dressmaker

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Cotton Cuber

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Common male occupations for Wooliscrofts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    18

    Butcher

    15

    Farmer

    11

    Joiner

    8

    Farm Labourer

    6

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