1881 census occupation
Wire Drawer surnames in the 1881 census
This page lists surnames most often recorded with the occupation Wire Drawer in 1881. Occupational titles are shown as recorded and transcribed, so similar jobs, variant spellings and mistakes can appear separately.
Occupation summary
166 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 403 people in the 1881 records.
The leading surname here is Bottomley, with 17 people recorded as Wire Drawer.
Surnames most linked with Wire Drawer
These figures count people whose occupation was recorded under this exact title. A related job may appear under a separate spelling, so this is best read as a census snapshot rather than a cleaned modern job category.
| # | Surname | People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bottomley | 17 |
| 2 | Whiteley | 11 |
| 3 | Broadbent | 9 |
| 4 | Cornforth | 9 |
| 5 | Patchett | 9 |
| 6 | Squire | 9 |
| 7 | Waite | 9 |
| 8 | Bywater | 8 |
| 9 | Jowett | 7 |
| 10 | Garlick | 6 |
| 11 | Ibbotson | 6 |
| 12 | Priestley | 6 |
| 13 | Stocks | 6 |
| 14 | Ansell | 5 |
| 15 | Boston | 5 |
| 16 | Broomhead | 5 |
| 17 | Crutchley | 5 |
| 18 | Denham | 5 |
| 19 | Ogley | 5 |
| 20 | Womersley | 5 |
| 21 | Yorke | 5 |
| 22 | Aked | 4 |
| 23 | Blamires | 4 |
| 24 | Brearley | 4 |
| 25 | Broadley | 4 |
| 26 | Cockroft | 4 |
| 27 | Fairbrother | 4 |
| 28 | Gittins | 4 |
| 29 | Grayson | 4 |
| 30 | Halstead | 4 |
| 31 | Jakeman | 4 |
| 32 | Mallinson | 4 |
| 33 | Pittaway | 4 |
| 34 | Swinson | 4 |
| 35 | Willetts | 4 |
| 36 | Beever | 3 |
| 37 | Berrington | 3 |
| 38 | Brandon | 3 |
| 39 | Capewell | 3 |
| 40 | Clive | 3 |
| 41 | Crank | 3 |
| 42 | Durrans | 3 |
| 43 | Fearnley | 3 |
| 44 | Gleave | 3 |
| 45 | Jenks | 3 |
| 46 | Maybury | 3 |
| 47 | Moxon | 3 |
| 48 | Nix | 3 |
| 49 | Ollis | 3 |
| 50 | Pashley | 3 |
| 51 | Snead | 3 |
| 52 | Stait | 3 |
| 53 | Trickett | 3 |
| 54 | Akroyd | 2 |
| 55 | Bake | 2 |
| 56 | Beardshall | 2 |
| 57 | Bettison | 2 |
| 58 | Cheatham | 2 |
| 59 | Cottom | 2 |
| 60 | Depledge | 2 |
| 61 | Dowdeswell | 2 |
| 62 | Ewens | 2 |
| 63 | Fee | 2 |
| 64 | Flather | 2 |
| 65 | Hammerton | 2 |
| 66 | Matthewman | 2 |
| 67 | Molyneaux | 2 |
| 68 | Myles | 2 |
| 69 | Norminton | 2 |
| 70 | Pickman | 2 |
| 71 | Poolton | 2 |
| 72 | Rourk | 2 |
| 73 | Soles | 2 |
| 74 | Star | 2 |
| 75 | Swires | 2 |
| 76 | Tordoff | 2 |
| 77 | Udale | 2 |
| 78 | Vesty | 2 |
| 79 | Werton | 2 |
| 80 | Wheelhouse | 2 |
| 81 | Wordsworth | 2 |
| 82 | Alkins | 1 |
| 83 | Allmark | 1 |
| 84 | Amatt | 1 |
| 85 | Annable | 1 |
| 86 | Arliss | 1 |
| 87 | Athey | 1 |
| 88 | Badley | 1 |
| 89 | Baiton | 1 |
| 90 | Baks | 1 |
| 91 | Bant | 1 |
| 92 | Baton | 1 |
| 93 | Biddulph | 1 |
| 94 | Biggin | 1 |
| 95 | Biltcliffe | 1 |
| 96 | Birkitt | 1 |
| 97 | Blincoe | 1 |
| 98 | Bodenham | 1 |
| 99 | Bodfish | 1 |
| 100 | Bradey | 1 |