Origins of the Alderson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2093North West 155Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 1163East Midlands 26West Midlands 52East 80London 763South East 140South West 28South Wales 6Mid Wales 17West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Aldersons lived in north-east

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    5,600 Alderson Travel & migration records
    45,000 Aldersons found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Alderson first names?

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    Common jobs for Aldersons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Aldersons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    183

    General Servant Domestic

    114

    House Servant

    111

    Domestic Servant

    105

    Living On Own Means

    76

    Commmon male occupations for Aldersons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    439

    Farmer

    341

    Coal Miner Hewer

    182

    Joiner

    161

    Farmers Son

    145

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