Origins of the Alders surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North WestIsle of Man 1Yorkshire 5East MidlandsWest Midlands 11East 6London 25South East 6South WestSouth WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Alderses lived in north-east

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    140 Alders Travel & migration records
    880 Alderses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Alders

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    Common jobs for Alderses

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

    Common female occupations for Alderses in 1921

    Laundress

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    Servant

    5

    Dress Maker

    4

    Common male occupations for Alderses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Butcher

    8

    Fishmonger

    5

    General Labourer

    4

    Brewer

    3

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