Origins of the Adlington surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 4Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 113East Midlands 163West Midlands 62East 52London 221South East 115South West 3South Wales 10Mid Wales 2West Wales 3North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Adlingtons lived in london

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    660 Adlington Travel & migration records
    6,100 Adlingtons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Adlingtons

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

    Common female occupations for Adlingtons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Dress Maker

    15

    Laundress

    9

    Common male occupations for Adlingtons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    55

    Plasterer

    42

    Farmer

    37

    Coal Miner Hewer

    34

    Joiner

    24

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